Navicular in horses relates to problems associated with the navicular bone in the horse’s hoof and is a common diagnosis for lameness in the front foot. The label navicular disease is used to describe ...

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Navicular syndrome or ‘palmar foot pain’ is a condition of the equine foot where pain arises from the navicular bone and the surrounding complex network of interconnecting soft tissue structures. This ...

Four-point shoeing was developed by farrier Gene Ovnicek and vet Bob Bowker, both from the US, who studied the natural wear of mustangs’ hooves. They found most of the weight was borne by the sole ...

Because navicular problems might affect soft tissue as well as bone, MRI is a better diagnostic tool than X ray in these cases, said Robert K. Schneider, DVM, MS, professor at Washington State ...