A Veterinarian, a dentist, and a Ph.D. in Biological Scientist go into a barn. Sounds like the beginning of a joke, but the idea that came out of that barn was no joke and will change hoof care forever
What brought these men together is something that we all can relate to; they were worried about their horses’ health. The racehorse that they owned together had bad feet. He was constantly plagued by problems that threatened to cause him to miss the good part of the racing season. There was nothing on the market that seemed to help. The farrier was doing his best, but the quality of the hoof was so bad he didn’t have much to work with.
The products on the market may kill the thrush and white line disease on the surface, but they didn’t penetrate, and if they did, they also killed the surrounding tissue. On top of that, the farrier had to remove so much of the hoof wall to expose the problem there was little to nail a shoe on. This led to different hoof patches, which sometimes stuck sometimes didn’t.
What was needed wasn’t just a temporary fix to the problem but a solution to it. The thrush and white line disease needed to be cured and prevented from coming back, and something was needed to grow new quality hoof back faster.
What emerged wasn’t just one product but an entire system.
https://besthoof.com/product/best-hoof/
Contributors
Deon Visser
Deon Visser
Chemistry Professor, Dad, Innovator, Author, and Business Owner
South Africa
Summary
Using the science of matter to make and do things that matter.
Entrepreneur, innovative thinker, scientist, and people-first leader
with demonstrated business and R&D experience.
Experience
University of the Free State
13 years 6 months
Professor
January 2017 – Present (6 years 6 months)
Bloemfontein Area, South Africa
Heading up research group, innovative materials for innovative materials,
medical and women’s health applications, Providing leadership to post-grad
students, Teaching writing skills, chemistry, and more chemistry.
Associate Professor
January 2010 – December 2016 (7 years)
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Oversee Research in cancer and photo-luminescent materials research –
Inorganic Chemistry
Teaching Graduate and Post-Graduate students
Self
Author
January 2017 – Present (6 years 6 months)
South Africa
My first book was published in October 2017
professor
1991 – Present (32 years)
Bloemfontein Area, South Africa
Leading innovative research projects in the medical, nano-materials and
women’s health segments.
Education
University of the Free State | Universiteit van die Vrystaat
Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry · (1987 – 1991)
University of the Free State
Doctor of Philosophy – PhD, Chemistry
Sonali Sinha
Sonali Sinha
Food Scientist, Consultant to the Food Industry, Founder
FarmingFork
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Experience
FarmingFork
Founder
January 2018 – Present (5 years 6 months)
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
FarmingFork is a Food Science & Technology Consulting Firm.
Institute of Good Manufacturing Practices India (IGMPI)
Food Consultant
September 2017 – December 2017 (4 months)
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
SAVENCIA
Research and Development Executive
April 2015 – September 2016 (1 year 6 months)
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Al Kabeer Group of Companies
Quality Control Officer
December 2014 – March 2015 (4 months)
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Fare Labs Food Analysis & Research Laboratory
Food Scientist
September 2013 – November 2014 (1 year 3 months)
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Education
Harcourt Butler Technical University
Master of Technology – MTech, Food Technology and Processing · (July
2011 – July 2013)