Robert M Bowker, VMD, PhD

MSU Equine Foot Laboratory

Presenting the clinic: "The Equine Foot for the 21st Century

A discussion of internal structure of the horse's foot with the lateral cartilage, blood flow, energy dissipation being discussed in detail with notes on the hoof wall and it's changes from the fetus to the adult horse. How the foot adapts to become a "good" foot or a "bad" foot depending upon the wishes of the horse owner, farrier and veterinarian.
 

Course Outline

DAY 1:

1. 8:00-10:00 am Introduction of Functional Biology of Equine Foot and its Adaptive Capabilities
2. 10:00-10:15 am Break
3. 10:15-12:15 pm The Palmar Foot
4. 12:15-1:00 pm Lunch 
5. 1:00-3:00 pm Wet Laboratory
6. 3:00-3:15 pm Break
7. 3:15-3:45 pm Marking and Interpreting Radiographs
8. 3:45-4:30 pm Feral Horse as a Gold Standard?
9. 4:30-4:45 pm Break
10. 4:45-5:30 pm Pasture Monitoring of Movements

DAY 2:

1.      8:00-10:00 am Navicular Syndrome

2.      9:00-9:15 am Break

3.      9:15-11:15 am The Hoof Wall: its Growth and Adaptation

4.      11:15-12:15 pm

5.      12:15-1:00 pm Lunch break

6.      1:00–2:00 pm Dry Specimen Laboratory

7.      2:00-3:00 pm Barefooted horse and Ground Surfaces

8.      3:00-3:15 pm Break

9.      3:15- 4:15 pm Sole growth and Adaptation

10.  4:15-5:15 pm Blood flow through Foot and Contact Surfaces

11.  5:15 pm Discussion and Questions