Forge Knowledge Volume 1 Issue 1 May 2017

The FRC is content to accredit 2 (two) CPD points for the completion and submission of correct answers to this article. Forge magazine will advise the FRC of those successfully achieving their points for audit purposes only subject to completion of the agreement below

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* 1. I authorise the Forge to share the results of this survey with the Farriers Registration Council for the purpose of auditing my CPD activity.

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* 2. During locomotion what part of the foot experiences the greatest amount of biomechanical and physiological stress?

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* 3. What part of the hoof capsule has the least amount of horn tubules?

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* 4. A study by McGreedy and Rogers 2004 found that domestic horses had a bias to standing on which foot?

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* 5. What was the mean (average) toe to heel quarter ratio (T:HQ) in THIS study?

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* 6. How many horses/ponies were used in this study?

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* 7. When viewed from the solar surface, is the toe thickness a true reflection of how much ‘toe’ the horse has?

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* 8. Should the hoof wall be the same thickness around its circumference?

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* 9. What cut was made with the bandsaw, so hoof wall measurements could be taken?

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* 10. What does the author of this study believe the circumferential variation in hoof wall thickness resembles and why?

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