When it comes to examining a foot that might be suffering from laminitis, equine veterinarian Scott Morrison suggests the following ritual:

Olin Balch urges you to carefully explain the risks to owners who ask you to perform corrective shoeing or trimming on young foals.

Ric Redden, the equine veterinarian from Versailles, Ky., says before you can learn anything from taking the hoof pulse of a horse in a laminitis exam, you have to know what a non-elevated pulse feels like.

Noel Muller maintains you’re probably making a serious mistake when you decide to alter foot balance in hopes of giving your client a horse that strides straight behind.

During more than 30 years of shoeing, Red Renchin of Mequon, Wis., has developed a unique approach that has helped him build a thriving practice that includes many high end hunters and jumpers.

Make sure that your shoeing clients understand the importance of providing you with a good safe working environment for shoeing their horses.

Facing steel price increases as high as 50 percent because of growing worldwide demand for steel, companies are being forced to pass increased shoe and farrier tool manufacturing costs along to customers.