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Equine Veterinary and Podiatry Services Veterinary Services | Dentistry Services| Podiatry Services P.O. Box 3422 Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274 info@EquineVPS.com 310-493-9779 |
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Equine Veterinary and Podiatry Services offers a complete advanced podiatry service through out Southern California. Dr. Grant Garcia is a licensed veterinarian and trained farrier who provides Advanced Podiatry and Lameness services, effectively treating and enabling the best outcomes for hoof injuries, puncture wounds, quarter cracks, laminitis/founder, hoof/coffin bone infections, white line disease, navicular syndrome, club feet, or any hoof related lameness.
Teamwork is
imperative to successfully treat complicated hoof conditions. Dr. Garcia has a fully equipped ambulatory clinic and can design and build customized therapeutic orthotics utilizing shoes (nail and glue on), pads, boots, etc. Dr. Garcia’s analysis, techniques, and plans are individually designed and cater for all types of horses, disciplines, and equine lifestyles.
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Above - Treatment plate with roller motion mechanics and a sneaker tread bottom for traction applied to allow treatment of a penetrating injury to the sole. Right - Ground surface view of the treatment plate with a sneaker tread bottom. |
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Venogram, showing abnormal blood flow prior to treatment of a chronic laminitic foot.
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Laminitis / Founder is an Emergency! What is done the first few days/week will significantly improve the outcome including recovery time, future soundness, and quality of life. X-rays and venograms are valuable assessment and monitoring tools that are important for guiding an effective treatment plan.
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Aluminum shoe with a welded frog plate ready for application on a sport horse.
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Full roller motion shoe with a recessed pour in pad to support the caudal half of the foot as well as allow for additional floatation in a soft surface.
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Sigafoos Series 1 glue on shoe modified with full roller motion mechanics ready for application on a very sore horse with poor hoof wall quality and very little hoof mass.
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Sigafoos Series 1 glue on shoe pictured left applied to the hoof. As you can see, the horse is loading the belly of the shoe allowing dynamic adjustment of the hoof angle due to the reduced lever arm at the toe. |
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Direct glue on aluminum shoe applied to a pony. In this case the glue is tinted blue due to copper sulphate that is incorporated in order to inhibit bacterial growth at the glue line. |
Mild mechanics and a leather pad applied to a sore dressage horse. |
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About Dr. Grant Garcia BVSc APF Prior to being a veterinarian, Dr. Garcia went to Sierra South Horseshoeing School in Ramona California, and has been a practicing farrier since 2009. In addition to his farrier practice Dr. Garcia taught veterinary students at the University of Queensland in the areas of farriery, hoof related lameness, and podiatry through seminars and talks. Dr. Garcia graduated from The University of Queensland in Brisbane Australia and is a licensed veterinarian in the United States as well as Australia. After graduating Dr. Garcia immediately started practicing with a Brisbane, AU based veterinary practice primarily assessing and treating lameness and foot related problems. Dr. Garcia has had the opportunity to learn directly from many talented veterinarians and farriers such as Dr. Chris Pollitt and Dr. Andrew VanEps and has completed extensive equine practice continuing education particularly in the areas of therapeutic farriery, equine podiatry, lameness, and sports medicine. Dr. Garcia is a member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners(AAEP), the American Veterinary Medical Association(AVMA),the American Association of Professional Farriers(AAPF), American Farrier’s Association(AFA), and Equine Soundness Professionals. Dr. Garcia’s passion is horses’ feet and lameness and finds helping painful horses very rewarding.
Dr. Grant Garcia's F-350 equipped for veterinary and podiatry services.
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