Sylvia Kornherr C.H.B.C.
Her passion is fuelled out of a desire to share knowledge that is key to the vitality and spirit of the horse. Sylvia Nemeth Kornherr continues her ongoing studies of hoof balance and bio-mechanics of the equine digit under the mentor-ship of Dr. M.W. "Tookie" Myers vet/farrier and Carlene C. Myers who provide consults worldwide on difficult pathological hoof cases out of their Virginia, USA veterinary practice as well as Washington D.C. and North Carolina. She accumulates on-going education credits and has completed Dr. Ric Redden's 2009 and 2010 In-Depth Equine Podiatry Symposium in Versailles, Kentucky, as well as studying hoof mechanics tested under load and dissection in Vermont with Mitch Taylor/Kentucky Horse Shoeing School, and completed Pete Ramey's Barefoot Trimming - Under the Horse accreditation, recognized by the AFA. Sylvia Kornherr was first introduced to balanced hoof care in 2000 consulting with Dr. Myers on unsoundness's in her own horses. In May 2007 she introduced Dr. Myers to the Ottawa Valley where he mentored a large number of local Canadian vets, farriers, trimmers, alternate care equine providers, horse owners and nutritionists, sharing his expertise on understanding and applying the principals of balancing the equine digit. Through their combined efforts we now have the availability to offer services to our community to team with local vets, farriers, trimmers and horse owners to better evaluate hoof health and provide farrier and trimmer prescriptions. Sylvia guest speaks on hoof balance, has guest lectured in affiliation with the college for veterinary technicians and has written hoof balance articles for the OADG, The Polo Post and writes quarterly reviews for Cinch-Up. Sylvia Kornherr also sits on the Body of Knowledge Committee for the North American Guild of Professional Farriers. She teaches basic horse owner barefoot maintenance between trims and mentors farriers in Canada and the US. She works with farriers to provide support and assist particularly in laminitic, long toe/underrun heel cases, forward migrated capsules, low palmar angles, and various specialty shoeing and packages for therapeutic application. She is the Canadian local hoof balance agent-liaison between vet, farrier and horse-owner as well as liaison for specialty referrals to Dr. Myers for difficult hoof pathologies for both local and long distance consulting.
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Sylvia Kornherr completed The Equine Digit 6500 hours certification program under Dr. Myers as an Equine Podiatry Technologist and is a pioneer in Equine Digit, Hoof Balance Consulting, lecturing and teaching in Canada and the USA.