darrallclifford

This new comprehension is achieved through studying, questioning, and understanding the anatomy, pathology, and neurological relationships between the animal's orthopaedic stance and the biomechanics of the hoof, as well as the myofascial and postural systems. To answer these questions and hypotheses, we must first ask ourselves: do we examine individual cells in a localised region, or do we study the interrelationships among the different systems of the animal? I believe it is best...

Ever since humans first domesticated the horse, they have had diverse views on how best to look after the horse's needs. With the establishment of veterinary colleges in the late seventeenth century came an era of scientific investigation, coupled with clinical and scientifically oriented research into horse anatomy and horseshoeing. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, humans were still concerned with working out the animals' needs regarding shoeing, housing, workload, etc....

I am committed to keep researching and learning with an open mind to achieve better ways to improve the health of the equine. The equine we see today is a lot different from where it started its evolution 60 million years ago (Eohippus – the Dawn Horse). It has had to develop and condition itself while the body adapts to changing conditions. Then, some 6,000 years ago, humans began domesticating the equine, and it had to adapt to further changes and stress. So, you can see the equine has...