The taxonomy code for Dr. Iulia O'neill's main specialty, Family Medicine, is 207Q00000X. Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences.
Veterinarians and farriers often carry a tool that looks like a long-handled pincer with flat or rounded tips. This is a hoof tester, a device that can be used to apply gentle pressure to any spot on the horseâs sole, toe, or heel area. For a horse thatâs just a little bit âoffâ in its stride, the hoof tester will usually help in locating the source of the pain. A horse thatâs âthree-legged lameâ from a suspected hoof abscess will flinch when the hoof tester is applied over the infected spot. If a shoeing nail has been driven into sensitive tissue, the hoof tester can help to identify the bad nail, and there are plenty of other ways to use the device in diagnosing hoof pain.
1 Use the hoof pick to remove mud and dirt from the horse's hooves. 2  If this is not done before you ride, your horse may get a sore foot and go lame. 3  Use a rubber or plastic curry comb on the body of the horse for removing loose hair and mud from the horses coat. This is another reason it's very important to receive detailed one-on-one instruction if you're trying to ride a horse. 2  Different horses need to be ridden in different ways, according to how they've been trained. 3  You can't know without individualized instruction.