Achaina Inc.
​Kathy (Ladendecker) Coleman
​PHCP Certified Hoof Care Practitioner

Highlights from recent live clinics

5/27/22  PHCP Clinic "Reading Radiographs for the Hoof Care Practitioner" with Dr. Allison Williges
What do hoof radiographs show us?   

Sidebone, navicular changes, arthritis, demineralization of P3 (bone loss), medial/lateral imbalances, negative palmar/plantar angles, high palmar/plantar angles, rotation and sinking of P3, thin soles, poor caudal development, abscesses, white line disease, keratomas...

Hooves present with all sorts of painful pathologies, most in response to human husbandry practices and poor farrier work.
 
Radiographs provide the inside view that allows us to realign the bones within the hoof capsule and correct imbalances, distortion, and other ailments.  The clinic lecture included a wide assortment of radiographed cases, followed by radiographs on live horses with pathologies.
4/9/22 - 4/10/22 The Humble Hoof Podiatry Clinic featured clinicians Yogi Sharp, Stuart Muir, Derek Poupard, and Paige Poss, with lectures and hands on training
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Yogi Sharp, The Equine Documentalist from the UK
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Stuart Muir, Farrier at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Kentucky
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Casting cadaver hooves with Derek Poupard from Australia
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Yogi Sharp's lecture
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On the left, a healthy third phalanx (coffin bone) from a wild mustang. On the right, a very unhealthy P3 from an overgrown neglected hoof exhibiting bone demineralization (bone loss), which we often see in radiographs of chronic laminitis cases. There were shards of bone from this specimen all over the table that had crumbled off just from gentle handling. Inside a live hoof, those shards would be expelled via hoof abscesses. Imagine the internal pain for a horse with a hoof like that.
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How far is too far?
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Paige Poss of Anatomy of the Equine, holding a hoof that had a big wall flare. Dissection showed a deformation of P3 that made it impossible for the laminae to connect the wall tightly to the bone.
8/2/21   Dr. Stephen O’Grady's Hoof Casting Clinic, presented by The Connecticut Equine Podiatry Group & Grand Prix Equine Veterinary Service, and hosted by Joe & Missy Santos in Woodbury, CT
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The lecture was focused on barefoot trimming & hoof casting

​Dr. O'Grady is a well known equine podiatrist based out of Virginia and Florida.  He is both a farrier and a veterinarian specializing in hoof rehabilitation. 
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​My favorite quote from Dr. O'Grady at the clinic was "I cannot heal a hoof in steel".  
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Dr. O'Grady applying a mustang roll on his barefoot trim
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Applying glue to hold the cast on
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Dr. O'Grady applying a hoof cast
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This cast application utilizes a frog cutout to allow the heels to expand and contract
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Participants getting hands on training
...(Lapse in clinics due to COVID outbreak)...
8/24/19 - 8/25/19   Another fantastic Pete Ramey clinic hosted by PHCP friend Alicia Harlov of The Humble Hoof in Ipswich, MA     ​
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Crawling beneath the crowd to get up close and learn all I can
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More glue-ons with tips from The Best
6/9/18 - 6/10/18   Jeannean Mercuri's PHCP clinic on Long Island provided an enormous amount of information and hands-on training. 
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It included anatomy, radiographs, cadaver hoof dissections, live horse trimming and glue-ons, booting, casting, and grinder trimming.
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The cadaver hooves had all been radiographed. This allowed us to evaluate the hooves externally and compare our findings to the radiographs, and then we performed the dissections. With each participant getting their own hoof, we had a lot of hooves to look at.
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A sampling of the plethora of hoof boots that are available from different manufacturers.
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Applying "glue-ons".
8/19/17 - 8/20/17   The PHCP Pete Ramey clinic provided lectures and live trimming with one of the top hoof rehabilitation specialists worldwide.  Here is a sampling of his many cadaver specimens.
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Bisection of a feral horse hoof - perfection!
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Bisection of a foundered hoof with coffin bone penetration through the sole
9/30/17 - 10/1/17   Geri White's clinic at Hoofbeats Holistic in Sharon Springs, NY provided valuable hands-on training including cadaver dissections and live horse trimming.
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The navicular bone
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The dermal laminae attached to the coffin bone
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The epidermal laminae on the interior of the hoof wall (top), the interior side of the frog, sole, and bars (left), and the corium that lies beneath the sole and frog, covering the coffin bone, digital cushion, and lateral cartilages (right)
To date I have completed the following 10 week courses with Dr. Eleanor Kellon:

"NRC+" (Advanced Equine Nutrition) 
This course was very in-depth, right down to the cellular level.  It has given me the understanding of how the various nutrients are utilized by the body and the functions that they support.  It has also given me the tools to build balanced, healthy, natural diets that are best for the horse.  It provided the knowledge needed to grow healthy hooves and sustain happy, healthy equine bodies.

"Reading Radiographs" 
This course has given me the necessary education to work closely with veterinarians and utilize radiographs (xrays) as a tool in trimming to treat hoof pathologies, especially laminitis/founder.

"Equine Cushings & Insulin Resistance"
This course provided valuable information on understanding these conditions, bloodwork, and treatment.

"Nutrition as Therapy"
This course explained how nutritional deficiencies contribute to a multitude of health problems, and how diet can be used as treatment for various conditions.

Dr. Kellon is a well respected authority in equine nutrition, and an expert in the care and feeding of horses with Insulin Resistance (IR), Equine Cushing's Disease (PPID), and laminitis.