Though Navicular Syndrome is generally referred to as navicular disease, it must be diagnosed and treated like you would any syndrome as opposed to a illness.
This syndrome can afflict diverse points of the horse's feet.
This syndrome is an extremely common reason for pony lameness, especially in the front legs. It is rarely seen in the rear legs. It appears to target horses in the age range 4 to nine years.
Some pony breeds seem to be more subject to navicular syndrome, and different breeds respond in a different way to its onset. For instance, the warmblood breeds can completely pay no attention to the same syndrome that cripples quarter horses.
One or two conjectures have been propounded about the root factors behind navicular syndrome. At first it was considered to be a condition like arthritis due to unnecessary and sustained impact on the horse's front legs. Latest research would appear to suggest a hereditary factor where the syndrome comes from inherited imperfections in conformation. Fresh study has also identified some pony types that might be more susceptible.
There is evidence also that clumsy trimming or shoeing also speeds up the frequency of navicular syndrome, as can work schedules that are too demanding or call for sustained travel on awfully hard surfaces. Getting the pony to do hard work for which it hasn't been properly prepared and trained in advance can also bring about the condition. Horses with really high body weight to foot size ratios are also more susceptible. It has also been seen that poor diets also accelerate the onset and progress of the condition.
Afflicted front feet start contracting at the heels and the frog. The appearance changes to a kind of boxiness, and affected feet appear to shrink in size compared to healthy feet.
Appropriate farrier methods concerning a wide shoe that engulfs and protects the heel are the most effective cure for navicular syndrome. Particular attention must be given to the shoe's toe, which should be shaped such that it facilities easy operation. A sustained program should be run for no less than 4 to 6 weeks to ensure recovery.
Often, it is advisable to entrust the handling of horses with navicular syndrome to seasoned farriers, because raw farriers may not be up to the task. We are taking about farriers, for example, who are specialized in corrective (orthopedic) work.
If you're availing of the aid of a expert farrier who you don't call routinely, try to get your regular farrier to be present when the expert is at work. This way, the specialist has a professional aid, and your normal farrier gets to learn new stuff and very useful. As your normal farrier starts to grasp the techniques of handling navicular syndrome, he may at some point reach a stage where he is quite capable of resolving syndrome-related issues himself. That's going to benefit both him and you, as you don't have to call an expert who might not be from your neighborhood, nor do you have to pay him through the nose.
This syndrome can afflict diverse points of the horse's feet.
This syndrome is an extremely common reason for pony lameness, especially in the front legs. It is rarely seen in the rear legs. It appears to target horses in the age range 4 to nine years.
Some pony breeds seem to be more subject to navicular syndrome, and different breeds respond in a different way to its onset. For instance, the warmblood breeds can completely pay no attention to the same syndrome that cripples quarter horses.
One or two conjectures have been propounded about the root factors behind navicular syndrome. At first it was considered to be a condition like arthritis due to unnecessary and sustained impact on the horse's front legs. Latest research would appear to suggest a hereditary factor where the syndrome comes from inherited imperfections in conformation. Fresh study has also identified some pony types that might be more susceptible.
There is evidence also that clumsy trimming or shoeing also speeds up the frequency of navicular syndrome, as can work schedules that are too demanding or call for sustained travel on awfully hard surfaces. Getting the pony to do hard work for which it hasn't been properly prepared and trained in advance can also bring about the condition. Horses with really high body weight to foot size ratios are also more susceptible. It has also been seen that poor diets also accelerate the onset and progress of the condition.
Afflicted front feet start contracting at the heels and the frog. The appearance changes to a kind of boxiness, and affected feet appear to shrink in size compared to healthy feet.
Appropriate farrier methods concerning a wide shoe that engulfs and protects the heel are the most effective cure for navicular syndrome. Particular attention must be given to the shoe's toe, which should be shaped such that it facilities easy operation. A sustained program should be run for no less than 4 to 6 weeks to ensure recovery.
Often, it is advisable to entrust the handling of horses with navicular syndrome to seasoned farriers, because raw farriers may not be up to the task. We are taking about farriers, for example, who are specialized in corrective (orthopedic) work.
If you're availing of the aid of a expert farrier who you don't call routinely, try to get your regular farrier to be present when the expert is at work. This way, the specialist has a professional aid, and your normal farrier gets to learn new stuff and very useful. As your normal farrier starts to grasp the techniques of handling navicular syndrome, he may at some point reach a stage where he is quite capable of resolving syndrome-related issues himself. That's going to benefit both him and you, as you don't have to call an expert who might not be from your neighborhood, nor do you have to pay him through the nose.
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