| Table of Contents |
| Ch. 1 | Gross anatomy of the equine digit / Helen M. S. Davies, Christopher J. Philip | 1 |
| Ch. 2 | Anatomy of the equine digit : determining function from structure / Helen M. S. Davies, Christopher J. Philip, Jonathan S. Merritt | 25 |
| Ch. 3 | Biomechanics of the equine foot | 42 |
| | Practical applications in hoof biomechanics research / Jonathan S. Merritt, Helen M. S. Davies | 43 |
| | The hoof as a smart structure : is it smarter than us? / Jeffrey J. Thomason | 46 |
| Ch. 4 | Functional anatomy of the foot / James R. Rooney | 57 |
| Ch. 5 | Innervation of the equine foot : its importance to the horse and to the clinician / Robert M. Bowker | 74 |
| Ch. 6 | Microscopic anatomy and physiology of the hoof / Christopher C. Pollitt | 90 |
| Ch. 7 | Evolution of the equine digit and its relevance to the modern horse / Andrea E. Floyd | 102 |
| Ch. 8 | Examination of the equine foot / William A. Moyer, G. Kent Carter | 112 |
| Ch. 9 | Diagnostic analgesia of the equine foot / John Schumacher, James Schumacher, Michael C. Schramme, Fred DeGraves, Roger K. W. Smith | 128 |
| Ch. 10 | Diagnostic imaging | 141 |
| | Radiography and radiology of the foot / Michael C. Schramme | 141 |
| | The digital age and radiology of the foot / Dianne Little | 152 |
| | Nuclear scintigraphy of the equine foot / Mark J. Martinelli | 159 |
| | Thermography / Andrew P. Bathe | 167 |
| | Principles of computed tomography / William R. Widmer | 170 |
| | Magnetic resonance imaging of the foot / Michael C. Schramme, Rachel C. Murray, Sue J. Dyson, Jane Boswell | 175 |
| | Ultrasonographic evaluation of the equine foot / Jeevraj S. Grewal | 188 |
| | Radiographic views of most value to farriers / Ric F. Redden | 199 |
| Ch. 11 | Deformities of the limb and their relevance to the foot / Andrea E. Floyd | 205 |
| Ch. 12 | Pathologic conditions of the external hoof capsule / Larry Booth, Dan White | 224 |
| Ch. 13 | Pathologic conditions involving the internal structures of the foot / W. Rich Redding | 253 |
| | Subsolar abscess / W. Tyler Brady | 282 |
| | Venography as a tool for guiding surgery to the foot / Bruce E. Lyle | 284 |
| Ch. 14 | Caudal hoof lameness / Tracy A. Turner | 294 |
| Ch. 15 | Laminitis pathophysiology / Christopher C. Pollitt | 313 |
| Ch. 16 | Grading the laminitic horse / Andrea E. Floyd | 320 |
| Ch. 17 | The digital venogram / Amy Rucker | 328 |
| Ch. 18 | An approach to the treatment of the laminitic horse / Andrea E. Floyd | 347 |
| Ch. 19 | Environmental management of the severely laminitic horse / Andrea E. Floyd | 359 |
| Ch. 20 | Diseases leading to laminitis and the medical management of the laminitic horse / Eleanor M. Kellon | 370 |
| Ch. 21 | Balancing and shoeing the equine foot / Derin Foor | 379 |
| Ch. 22 | Discipline-specific hoof preparation and shoeing / Olin K. Balch | 393 |
| | Trimming and shoeing the show hunter / Clark B. Beckstead | 397 |
| | Trimming and shoeing the standardbred horse / Bruce Daniels | 400 |
| | Shoeing the three-day event horse / Todd Meister | 405 |
| | Shoeing the forest and pulling horse / Michael Wildenstein | 412 |
| Ch. 23 | Preventive foot care programs / Richard A. Mansmann, Kurt E. vom Orde | 414 |
| | A computerized preventive hoof care program / David W. Jensen | 424 |
| | Quality foot program at Pin Oak Stud / Clifford P. Barry | 428 |
| Ch. 24 | Importance of a team approach to equine podiatry / Richard A. Mansmann, Kurt E. vom Orde | 432 |
| | Evidence-based medicine / Malcolm C. Roberts | 438 |
| | Farrier education / Michael Wildenstein | 440 |
