Equine vet Ron Riegel has seen many feet being packed throughout his career. He has a few ways to make your life easier when packing a foot.

At the 2013 International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio, Frank Reilly, DVM, talks about the farrier's role in the use of stem cells.

Bob Smith, the head instructor of the Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School, discusses the grades of club feet and the strategy needed to address each level. This is a lecture from the 2013 International Hoof-Care Summit.

How regularly do you use hoof pads in your farrier business? How do you use them? Do you have a preference in pad material?

IHCS Speaker Frank Dugan (Vettec) gives us a sneak peek into the unique Vettec clinic Tuesday, January 29 at the 2013 International Hoof-Care Summit.

I am Derrick Cooke, a Certified Journeyman Farrier with the American Farrier's Association. I have been shoeing horses more than 28 years and had the pleasure to help many with lameness issues improve quality of life and, in many cases, return to work and win championships. Many times, I hear people use the terms of the industry in context that are inconsistent with their needs. I am setting out to help clear up what we mean when we use the terms appropriately. The terms most confused are "Therapeutic Shoeing" and "Corrective Shoeing."

What is your preferred method for treating a case of thrush? How do you get the horse owner's involvement?

We hear a lot about “backing up the toe.” How would you actually define this? When does a toe need to be backed up?

A broken P3 (the third phalanx, or coffin bone) can sideline a racehorse for several months. It can be career-ending or just a temporary setback depending on the position and severity of the break. Small fractures on the side of the bone are said to be wing fractures because they are located on the wings of the P3 bone. (picture1) They can actually separate the wing tip from the rest of the P3, or just compromise the structure with a hairline fracture in that area.