The document discusses hoof infections in horses. It notes that hoof infections are commonly caused by bacteria entering through the white line of the hoof due to particles of soil introduced around the time of farrier work. Symptoms include a black, foul-smelling substance between the hoof walls. Treatments include keeping hooves clean and dry, applying medicated liquids, soaking infected hooves, and allowing infections to drain by removing horseshoes. Gravel can also cause abscesses that should be drained and cleaned. Laminitis is an inflammation of the lamina tissue in the hoof that can allow the coffin bone to rotate if severe, in a condition known as founder.

1. No hoof, No horse

7.  Bacterial infection
 Extreme moisture
 Fermenting debris
 Black tare like substance
 Smells bad

8.  Keep hooves clean and dry
 Keep living quarters and lots clean
 Also comes in an arousal spray
 Apply to the effected areas (usually the commishers of the frog)
 Do not get on parlyoplic ring and cornet band
 Hilex bleach can also be used in moderation
Medicated liquid

9. It is not difficult to diagnose
 May cause lameness without a visual cause
 Normally occurs shortly after the Farrier work is done
 It is an infection that manifests itself in the sensitive parts of the hoof
 Commonly caused by particles of soil that introduces bacteria to the white line area
 Some causes are a close nail and wall defects or separations in the hoof wall
 Infections from gravel will generally move up the white line of the hoof
 May cause abscesses but will normally brake out at the coronet band
 This infection will clear up in about a week to 7 days

11.  Pulling of the shoe or problem nail on the affected hoof for shod horses
 The area is trimmed and the infection is allowed to drain
 A poultice can be applied to the under hoof to help pull out and reaming infection
 The hoof can also be soaked in eposin salts and warm water to dry out and pull infection

12.  Gravel can cause abscesses
 They can be caused by being stone bruised
 Undue pressure to the soul
 Stress and concussion on the hooves

13.  Pop the abscess and clear out the sole of the hoof around the abscess
 Let the area drain
 Soak in epsin salts
 Rinse with peroxide or iodine
 Pack the hoof with poultice and gause

14.  There are 3 forms of laminitis
What to look for
 The severe or chronic stage if
generally referred to as
Founder

15.  Eating to much lush grass, common in the spring
 Drinking to much cold water to fast
 Mares that have had a difficult birth
 Road Founder due to concussion not the hooves
 To much stress
 They can get laminitis from almost any reason
 Most horses have this if they have been used at all
 These situations cause a
histamine releases in the body
and will expand the blood
vessels in the hoof
Sensitive lamina
 Eating to much rich feed

17. Laminitis is the inflammation of the sensitive lamina tissue in the hoof
 This causes a separation of the lamina
from the horny structure of the hoof  Bruising may occurs in the white line
Founder is when this gets severe and allows the coffin
bone to rotate down ward

18.  When laminitis gets to this point, the
coffin bone can actually rotate down
through the soul of the hoof

19. Tell tail sign of coffin bone rotation