The Importance of Hoof Care & Health in Rehab
Shoeing and hoof health play a critical role in a horse’s recovery from any injury. This topic is the focus of a special IGNITE Rehab Round hosted by Hilltop Bio, an IGNITE Foundation Partner.
Dr. Bart Halsberghe, right, and Hilltop Bio’s Mark Williams
The live Zoom discussion will take place Tuesday, July 9, at 2 pm EST. It is free for all to attend online live and participants are eligible for 1 continuing education credit from RACE.
Sign up for this free discussion here.
The recorded version will be available to IGNITE members as part of IGNITE’s extensive library of sport horse health and management-related content.
Case presenter Bart Halsberghe is a world-renowned expert on sport horse hoof care and management. Rehab Rounds’ participating veterinarians, physios, farriers and others will expand the case conversation with perspectives and input from their own areas of expertise.
What is a “Rehab Round?”
In a common veterinary education format, Rehab Rounds examine all facets of an injury or condition affecting a sport horse. Details start with the symptoms and steps taken to get an accurate diagnosis. They progress to treatments and methods used to get the horse back to health and, ideally, its original or intended level of performance. Equine physiotherapy is always heavily represented in Rehab Rounds
The case presentation takes about 20 minutes, with the remaining 40 minutes devoted to questions, ideas and suggestions from participating veterinarians, physios, farriers and others involved in the care of equine athletes.
About Bart Halsberghe, DVM
Dr. Halsberghe is double board certified as an equine veterinarian and as a specialist in equine sports medicine and rehabilitation. He is a member of the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology, and certified in acupuncture, spinal manipulative therapy, equine rehab and kinesio taping. Dr. Halsberghe is also a partner in Bartek Equine, LLC, maker of the Twin® Shoe, and an expert on cutting-edge care and management of the equine hoof.
Dr. Halsberghe shared his expertise on novel methods of stimulating hoof growth as the featured guest on IGNITE’s Sport Horse Podcast.
About Hilltop Bio
A Foundation Partner of IGNITE, Hilltop Bio is the leading developer of cutting-edge regenerative therapies for animals.
Hilltop Bio’s 100% natural therapies stimulate the immune system to heal damaged tissue. They offer the same clinical-sign relief as traditional pharmaceuticals, with the added benefit of tissue healing and regeneration and without the risks of pharmaceutical side-effects. These side effects include tissue damage associated with long-term steroid use.
Hilltop Bio and IGNITE share the mission of supporting sport horse injury prevention, longevity and performance. “We are excited to share Dr. Halsberghe’s world-renowned expertise, along with that of the forward-thinking vets, physios and farriers who regularly participate in IGNITE’s Rehab Rounds,” says Amanda Drobnis, Hilltop Bio’s CEO. “We like the idea of advancing knowledge, leaning into the latest science and learning from others’ experiences and ideas.”
About IGNITE
IGNITE is a platform for advancing leading-edge knowledge, evidence-based approaches and collaborative, proactive practices focused on injury prevention, peak performance and longevity for equine athletes. The resulting information is available to a membership community comprised of veterinarians, physios, farriers and other equine health care providers, plus riders, coaches, trainers and other sport stakeholders.
Various levels of IGNITE membership offer options suited to the interests of its diverse, global membership.