The Palmar Metric of the Equine Distal Phalanx

Sep 29, 2023 | Publications

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Craig, M. and Malone, S., “A review of the solar symmetry of the hoof and third phalanx”, presented at the 26th Symposium of the Equine Science Society, June 3–6, 2019 Asheville, NC, USA.

Jan 14, 2022 | Publications

Case Study of a Metabolic Welsh Pony Mare

Jan 14, 2022 | Publications

Case Study of a Metabolic Welsh Pony Mare (The Farriers Journal 2021) Monique Craig www.EponaMind.com   Is shoeing enough to restore laminitic horses to health? Obviously, the answer is no! When working on laminitic horses, it is very important to have a team...

Hoof Care – Helpful Assistance versus Unnecessary Manipulation

Jan 14, 2022 | Publications

Hoof Care – Helpful Assistance versus Unnecessary Manipulation (The Farriers Journal October 2021) Monique Craig, BSCE, APF   Well cared-for horses generally get trimmed and/or shod on a regular basis. A normal interval should be 4 to 6 weeks. Hopefully, the idea...

Can I Keep My Horse Barefoot?

Mar 10, 2021 | Blog, Publications

by Monique Craig The Epona Institute It is not news that some horses were and still are left barefoot and even ridden barefoot at some point in their lives. For instance, when I grew up in Switzerland, we used to remove horseshoes on some horses to give their hooves a...

The Value of Measuring the Hoof

Feb 4, 2021 | Publications

This originally appeared in TrailBlazer Magazine, 2008. by Monique Craig, The Epona Institute   Why Measure the Horse’s Hoof When it comes to the horse’s hoof, we have a unique situation unlike any other animal on the planet. What is unusual with the...