BHS Welfare Conference 2017 - Habitual Adverse Foot Morphology Survey

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* 1. How often do you observe equines with chronically long distorted feet within your professional working life?
See Image for reference. Example of chronically broken back hoof pastern axis habitual adverse foot morphology at:
https://www.wellequine.co.uk/surveysupport

Every Day

Every Week

Every Month

Every Quarter

Every Year

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Do you associate this chronic foot distortion with the following restricted equine activity? Tick as many as applicable.

Restricted Turn Out, Small Field

Restricted Turn Out, Allotment

Restricted Turn Out, Yard

Restricted Activity, Stable bound ( Or other containment structure )

Restricted Activity, Tether

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Do you associate this chronic foot distortion with the following farriery engagement? Tick as many as applicable.

No Farriery Engagement

Infrequent Farriery Engagement

Multiple Farrier Engagement

Non Qualified Farriery Engagement

Self Farriery

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Does this type of chronic foot distortion compromise equine welfare ? Tick as many as applicable.

Yes, Under Section 4 Animal Welfare Act

Yes, Under Section 9 Animal Welfare Act

Yes, Under the Five Freedoms

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Do you observe this chronic foot distortion in equines where it is observed in conjunction with other welfare issues ? Tick as many as applicable.

Yes. In conjunction with lameness

Yes. In conjunction with other foot health issues. Cracks and Flairs

Yes. In conjunction with other foot health issues. Fungal and Bacterial Invasion (Thrush, White Line Disease etc)

Yes. In conjunction with Laminitis

Yes. In conjunction with Abscesses

Yes. In conjunction with Malnutrition

Yes. In conjunction with Dehydration

Yes. In conjunction with parasite burden

Yes, In conjunction with transmittable disease

Yes. In conjunction with harness injuries

Yes. In conjunction with inflicted physical trauma

Yes, In conjunction with accidental physical trauma

Yes. In conjunction with emotional trauma

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Do you observe this foot distortion in equines where it is observed in conjunction with emotional wellbeing issues ? Tick as many as applicable.

Yes. In conjunction with pain

Yes. In conjunction with suffering

Yes, In conjunction with disease

Yes. In conjunction with learned helplessness

Yes. In conjunction with fear

Yes. In conjunction with aggression

Yes. In conjunction with evasion

Yes. In conjunction with limited human engagement

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What inter professional support do you seek from a farrier when addressing a case with this kind of chronic foot distortion? Tick as many as applicable.

Practical Farriery

Understanding and Guidance for Yourself

Understanding and Guidance for Owner

Expert witness

Emotional and Cognitive Support

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What interventions do you employ to support the welfare of equines effected by this kind of chronic foot distortion? Tick as many as applicable.

Practical intervention through establishing farriery provision

Educational intervention to support the understanding of the owner

Human behaviour change intervention to support a positive change in owner activity

Wider advocacy and campaigning to support wider awareness and develop a community of consensus

Enforcement Orders

Prosecution

Removal and Sanctuary

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What further support could the farriery industry offer you ? Tick as many as applicable.

Practical Support

Training and Education in Farriery and Foot Health

Support through the Development of Inter Professional Partnerships

Support through the Development of Inter Organisational Partnerships

Supporting Owner Understanding through Appropriate and Relevant Education and Guidance

Supporting Owner Activity through Appropriate and Relevant Human behaviour Change approaches.

Support with Wider Advocacy and Campaigning

Support of Community Based Equine Welfare Projects and Outreach Programmes

Establishing Evidence Based understanding through Peer Reviewed Research

Other (please specify)

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* 10. How could you support the undertaking of peer reviewed research to develop evidence based understanding into equine foot health issues associated to equine welfare? Tick as many as applicable.

Through Participation in Surveys

Through Participation in Reflective Interviews - Phone/Skype

Through Participation in Reflective Interviews - Face to Face

Through Participation in Reflective Workshops

Through Access to Case Study Equines. To Facilitate Data Collection

Through Data Collection

Other (please specify)

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* 1. How often do you observe equines with chronically long distorted feet within your professional working life? See Image for reference. Example of chronically broken back hoof pastern axis habitual adverse foot morphology at:https://www.wellequine.co.uk/surveysupport

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* 2. Do you associate this chronic foot distortion with the following restricted equine activity? Tick as many as applicable.

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* 3. Do you associate this chronic foot distortion with the following farriery engagement? Tick as many as applicable.

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* 4. Does this type of chronic foot distortion compromise equine welfare ? Tick as many as applicable.

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* 5. Do you observe this chronic foot distortion in equines where it is observed in conjunction with other welfare issues ? Tick as many as applicable.

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* 6. Do you observe this foot distortion in equines where it is observed in conjunction with emotional wellbeing issues ? Tick as many as applicable.

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* 7. What inter professional support do you seek from a farrier when addressing a case with this kind of chronic foot distortion? Tick as many as applicable.

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* 8. What interventions do you employ to support the welfare of equines effected by this kind of chronic foot distortion? Tick as many as applicable.

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* 9. What further support could the farriery industry offer you ? Tick as many as applicable.

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* 10. How could you support the undertaking of peer reviewed research to develop evidence based understanding into equine foot health issues associated to equine welfare? Tick as many as applicable.

* 1. How often do you observe equines with chronically long distorted feet within your professional working life?
See Image for reference. Example of chronically broken back hoof pastern axis habitual adverse foot morphology at:
https://www.wellequine.co.uk/surveysupport