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Abstract
Sardari, K, Kazemi, H. and Seifi, H. 2005. Differentiation of heel pain from other hoof pain in horses. J. Appl. Amm. Sci., 28: 133–135.
Thirty-four horses with forelimb lameness referable to the hoof based on their response to the palmar digital nerves analgesia were divided into 2 groups based on their response to distal interphalangeal joint analgesic injection and hoof tester examination. Horses showed heel pain by hoof tester examination and were profoundly improved by analgesia of the distal interphalangeal joint were considered to have heel pain, whereas, all other horses were considered to have other causes of hoof pain. Distal interphalangeal joint analgesia and hoof tester applications are not pathognomonic for differentiation of heel pain from other hoof pain in horses. However, analgesia of the distal interphalangeal joint had greater sensitivity than hoof tester application for differentiation of heel pain from other hoof pain.