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Dave Gilliam - Equine Soundness Professionals

Dave Gilliam has been a professional farrier for over 20 years, and works throughout the United States, but is based in Florida. Dave’s focus is primarily Hunters and Jumpers, and lameness. Early in his career, Dave developed an interest in lameness and sport horses, and has since continued his education and now has a strong focus on lameness and sport horses. Dave recently graduated from the Royal Veterinary College's Equine Locomotor Research program, a prestigious graduate-level course that concluded with a scientific research project and thesis. He is also the founder and president of Equine Soundness Professionals, an organization for veterinarians and farriers that focus on lower limb lameness.

D.E. Hoof Taps have proven to be quite useful tools for many of the hoof maladies and structural defects that we commonly see. I most often apply the hoof taps in cases of white line disease (pretty common in southern Florida!) and hoof cracks. The taps having an anti-bacterial surface is an important feature, and clients love that they can be applied under any type of shoe. Hoof taps are simple to apply, and I have gotten visible results that both the client and I can easily see.  

https://www.equinesoundnessprofessionals.org/

dave gilliam

Dave Gilliam, owner of EquiSport Hoof Care, specializes in performance sport horses and podiatry/lameness cases. Founder of “American Association of Equine Soundness Professionals”

Dave Gilliam was 1 of 15 farriers accepted into the 2018 Royal Veterinary College Equine Locomotor and Research Program.

Dave uses DE HoofTaps for different issues in his hoof care practice.

Travis Burns, CJF, TE, EE, FWCF

“I have been applying the DE HoofTaps and see the benefits of their use. I plan to utilize them in other corrective hoof issues.”

Travis Burns, CJF, TE, EE, FWCF

Dr. Alex Ciuffitelli, VDM

"I was actually very surprised to see how tight the white line became after having the taps in the feet. I wasn't expecting his feet to come around so quickly."

Dr. Alex Ciuffitelli, VDM

DE HoofTaps

Horse  is at five weeks out in it’s shoeing cycle. He is normally done every six  weeks. When he goes outside, he walks through mud everyday, also spends  the day going up and down rocky hills and takes a dip in the pond. He stays out all day. When he comes into the barn he walks down a concrete  aisle to his stall. In this application, DE HoofTaps were used with FormaHoof.


Twin Creeks Podiatry by Dr. Debra Taylor

Dr. Debra Taylor, using DE HoofTaps for wall separation.

Dr. Debra Taylor, using DE HoofTaps for wall separation.

DE HoofTaps put into stabilize hoof wall under shoe

DE HoofTaps put into stabilize hoof wall.

DE HoofTaps put in for stabilize hoof wall

DE HoofTaps put in to stabilize hoof wall.

Older school horse grows straight up and down. As you can see, his pasterns reflect that. Dish on right front. Always has been hard on his feet. Five week shoeing cycle with DE HoofTaps. Doing great, very sound.

Tryon Farrier, Jack Montgomery

Got to use some hoof taps from Doug Ehrmann in
My wood shoes and  trims this pics are from when  I put them in I went  back to trim and to  my good Surprise cracks grew out good product Doug

toe cracks

- Andre Lebron of NY, 

a professional farrier for over 30 years

DE HoofTaps

Separation addressed at an early stage. 

One cycle for this horse is seven weeks. 

New Hooftaps can be applied if needed.

Resection of the hoof

Resection of the hoof. HoofTaps were cut to accommodate. Glue is applied up to bottom of HoofTaps and then nails are driven. - images courtesy of Curtis Burns APF-I

Resection of the hoof. HoofTaps were cut to accommodate. Glue is applied up to bottom of HoofTaps and then nails are driven. - images courtesy of Curtis Burns APF-I

Resection of the hoof. HoofTaps were cut to accommodate. Glue is applied up to bottom of HoofTaps and then nails are driven. - images courtesy of Curtis Burns APF-I

Resection of the hoof. HoofTaps were cut to accommodate. Glue is applied up to bottom of HoofTaps and then nails are driven. - images courtesy of Curtis Burns APF-I

Resection of the hoof. HoofTaps were cut to accommodate. Glue is applied up to bottom of HoofTaps and then nails are driven. - images courtesy of Curtis Burns APF-I

Resection of the hoof - 4 Week Cycle - Yes, Positive Results!

Hoof Wall is solid - 3 months

DE HoofTaps for separation and stabilization

Right Front

Plain Aluminum's

Right Front

Horse came in horrible shape, overgrown, underweight, couldn't walk. He is still an ongoing project. He is doing much better, put on weight and bringing his feet back under himself in the front, and standing up in the back. When I started working on him, he couldn't hold one foot up for longer for a minute or so. The DE HoofTaps have helped him tremendously. We were so concerned with him we didn’t take any before pictures. 

Left Front

Plain Aluminum's

Right Front

Plain Aluminum's

Plain Aluminum's

Plain Aluminum's

Left Front

DE HoofTaps make the difference

Plain Aluminum's

Five week cycle

Right Front

DE HoofTaps make the difference

DE HoofTaps make the difference

Five week cycle

DE HoofTaps make the difference

DE HoofTaps make the difference

DE HoofTaps make the difference

As you can see, horse is on his way to improving.

ALL TAPPED UP!

ALL TAPPED UP! - Andre Lebron

ALL TAPPED UP! - Andre Lebron

ALL TAPPED UP! - Andre Lebron

ALL TAPPED UP! - Andre Lebron

ALL TAPPED UP! - Andre Lebron

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Marc Jerram BSc Hons AWCF Master Farrier, UK

Another wood shoe applied to a laminitic yesterday, this time  with a DE hoof  tap in the toe to protect against wear and provide  traction 

Thomas Oliver Dyson Farrier, UK

d.e. HoofTaps in barefoot Horse

DE HoofTaps in barefoot Horse

Older school horse with arthritis, barefoot behind, had excessive wear  problem. We put in HoofTaps, image is at 5 weeks. As shown, there is  plenty of growth. Apologies for not having the before image, cell phone  was not handy.

Beccy Smith: I'm an equine podiatrist and owner at www.holisticreflections.co.uk  I have found hoof taps invaluable for cracks, wall separation, for  increased traction over perfect hoof wear and even prolonging wear of  hoof wear. They're inexpensive and easy to use too. I find the videos  and posts useful too so thank you D.E. HoofTaps!

tap setter

Helpful Tip

Helpful Tip

Helpful Tip

I call this tool the Tap Setter, as explained in the directions. Here's how I made it.

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Helpful Tip

Take an old clinch cutter and grind down the cutter side to approx. 1/16"

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Simple tool when needed.

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