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Equine Hoof Care Specialists

While most of our work is tending to the routine demands of competitive horses, much of our time is also spent on specialist remedial work and juvenile orthopedic shoeing, which employs complex, modern methods to evaluate, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate injured and lame horses.

The head farrier is Larry Winters, son of the renowned farrier Ivor Winters. Their reputation is built upon years of dedicated, professional attention tailored to the specific needs of their well-respected clients. Moreover, the health and success of the horses they tend to is testament to the high standard of their work.

: WTS Traction Shoe post Shoeing Radiograph

: WTS Traction Shoe solar view

: WTS Traction Shoe side view

: Partial hoof debridement

: Aluminium Morrison roller 2deg graduation

: Soundhorse direct glue

: Aluminium MV Enduro

: Aluminium Blacksmith Suspensory Support

: Aluminium Blacksmith Suspensory Support

: Chronic Laminitis

: Asymetric Leather Pad

: Asymetric Shoe with Pad and Pour

: Dorsel Fracture Suture

: Imprint Hydroplastic

: Quarter Crack Suture

: Roller Shoe with Pad and Pour

: Selenium Poison

: Sigafoo’s Glue On

: WLD Debribed

: WLD Dorsel Suture

: WLD Rebuild

: Dual Side Clip Hind

: Finished Foot

: Flaccid Flexor Muscles

: Pad Pour Cadual View

: Perforated Polymer Pad with Impression Material

: Cadual Width Rolled Toe and Rimpad

: Acrylic Rebuild Hydroplastic Shoe

: Aluminium Hind Bar

: Aluminium Natural Balance

: Debribed Quarter Crack

: Dorsel Fracture BEFORE

: Dorsel Fracture AFTER

: Foot Infection Apex of Frog

: Imprint Hydroplastic Shoe Cushings

: Laminitic Cadual Support

: Lateral Extension Planter View

: Lateral Extension

: Medial Rebuild and Pad

: Mild Asymetric Shoe

: P3 Fracture Shoe

: Post Trim Medial Loading

: Star Shoe Quarter Relief

: Star Shoe

: Staright Bar with Dual Density Orthotics

: WLD BEFORE

: WLD Mid Treatment

: WLD AFTER

X-Rays

: 9 Degree rotation

: Falabella Laminitis

: Navicular Disease MRI

: P3 Fracture

Winters Farriery work closely with Veterinarians and Radiologists to interpret diagnostics to help diagnose and tailor treatment plans. X-ray is extremely useful to monitor subtle changes in bone condition and hoof balance.

Thermal Imaging

: Thermal Signature Fore Feet

: Thermal Signature Anomaly

: Thermal Image Quarter Crack

: Pastern Thermal Image

High definition thermal imaging is sensitive to changes of 0.05°C in temperature, which is 40 times more sensitive than the human hand. This helps evaluate the animal’s physiological state, by mapping the surface temperature as it responds to variations in blood flow and inflammation. Using a thermal Imaging camera can detect and locate these changes in temperature before they can be felt or visually identified. These Thermal images can depict areas of heat, inflammation, cold and reduced blood flow in the muscular, vascular, skeletal and nervous systems.

Access to this technology allows easy detection of anatomical structure anomalies, to diagnose or direct more targeted testing. Thermal imaging is also very effective in monitoring the recovery progress. Advantages include: non-invasive, non-contact, does not require sedation and non-stress performed in the horse’s home environment.

There is an old adage “the horse has five hearts” this is derived from the fact that the foot has a pump system to aid circulation of blood. Because of this highly vascular nature of the equine foot, thermal imaging is beneficial in confirming foot balance and soundness issues.