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Horse/Hoof Health Features
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Tackling Tough Cases |
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Pathologies Of The Hind Foot |
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How Venograms Can Guide Shoe Selection For Laminitic Horses |
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Booting Up Footcare Options |
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Nutrition May Be The Culprit: Stress Rings |
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Team Approach Salvages Horse's Breeding Career |
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The Intricacies And Dangers Of Puncture Wounds It may be difficult to wait, but it’s often best not to pull that nail or thorn until you have consulted with a veterinarian. Read This Story. |
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Battling A White Line Case Caused By Bad Shoeing Iowa farrier faces two-fold problem of keeping Saddlebred going through the show season while restoring health to its feet. Read This Story. |
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Can Any Foot Problems Be Identified By The Shape And Health Of The Frog? A look into what foot problems can be learned by checking out the frog. Read This Story. |
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Bungee Cord Helps Injured Horse Snap Back To Soundness Innovative addition to patten shoe used in case of severed tendon. Read This Story. |
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Red Renchin's Hoof-Grading System This grading system was inspired by equine veterinarian Ric Redden's grading system for club feet. Read This Story. |
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Dealing With Thin-Soled Horses Soles get thin for a variety of reasons, figuring out which one is the key to treating a case properly. Read This Story. |
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Heel Concussion Can Pound A Hoof |
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A Fast And Inexpensive Shoe For Navicular Cases Pete Rosciglione' s shoe for horses suffering from navicular pain. Read This Story. |
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Diagnostic Imaging For Lameness Clinicians describe the use of X-rays, venograms, ultrasound, and MRIs for tough foot-pain cases. Read This Story. |
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Hoof Care And The Coffin Bone |
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Check Those Feet Carefully Before Buying That Horse |
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Leaning Horses, Revealing Hooves |
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Softening The Blow |
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Managing Hoof Abscesses Stephen O'Grady gives options for dealing with this frequent and frustrating cause of equine lameness. Read This Story. |
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Limb Length Disparities There are many factors that may cause one leg to be slightly shorter or longer than the opposite leg. Read This Story. |
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Using All Of Your Senses Equine vet Harry Werner gave these examples of using senses other than sight during a lameness exam. Read This Story. |
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The Intricacies And Dangers Of Puncture Wounds This article points out a number of benefits for hoof boots in many situations other than just with barefoot horses. It also describes numerous pros and cons for using boots under many situations. Read This Story. |
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Pathogenesis And Treatment Of Spontaneous Quarter Cracks Farrier and veterinarian Hans Castelijns presented this lecture on treating at certain quarter cracks at the 2009 International Hoof-Care Summit. Read This Story. |
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Equine Nutrition Wrap-Up Karen Briggs ends her equine nutrient strategies series by answering questions on the subject. Listen to these answers. |
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Booting Up Hoof-Care Options This article points out a number of benefits for hoof boots in many situations other than just with barefoot horses. It also describes numerous pros and cons for using boots under many situations. Read This Story. |
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Pass This Article Along: "Feeding The Easy Keeper" After you've read this article, pass it along to a farrier, trainer or horse owner who needs advice on managing the diet of these horses. Read This Story. |
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The Award-Winning, Four-Part Soring Series These stories look at the practice of abusive and unethical methods to enhance gaited horse animation and gain an edge in the show ring. Click through to the first story. Read This Story. |
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More Shoers Share Their Thoughts On Signposts In The Hoof Despite today's technologies and conveniences, the forge remains the glowing heart of hoof care. Read This Story. |
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Why Horses Get Gastric Ulcers Concentrate feeding can inadvertently contribute to ulcer formation. Read This Story. |
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Learn About Shoeing With Videos Here is a roster of hoof-care videos that we've reviewed since 1994. Read This Story. |
