Hoof care includes farriery, picking out the hooves, and dealing with problems with a farrier and veterinarian. Articles include topics such as evolution of the equine foot, dealing with issues (such as laminitis, thrush, abscesses, etc.), using boots for protection, using products such as oil and hardener, dealing with mud, tips from farriers and veterinarians on foot care, dealing with sore feet, helping your horse deal with the farrier, behavior involving the feet, barefoot vs. shod, natural hoof care, vocabulary of farriers, shoeing solutions, care during winter, spring, summer, and fall, and more. If you want to keep your equine partner’s feet in good health, then check out the archives of Horse Illustrated for answers to all of your pressing questions involving horse hoof care.
It's often what you can’t see that leads to trouble, and that’s definitely the case with white line disease.…
Many horse owners have had the following experience: you put your perfectly healthy horse up for the night and the…
One of the most common causes of sudden-onset lameness in a horse is an abscess of the hoof. These occur…
Read on for expert tips on how to prevent grass founder in horses. Picture this: a lush, green field with…
Post-workout leg care can be as hot-button a topic as blanketing among horse owners. Some riders cold hose, wrap, and/or…
Plenty has been written about the prevention, causes, and treatment of founder, but less information is available on whether or…
Information about laminitis in horses advances all the time, but the reality of this crippling and life-threatening disease remains the…
Some horses can go barefoot even while being ridden regularly, while others depend on shoes to stay sound under a…
As many owners will testify, horses can find the strangest ways to get hurt. Sometimes those injuries involve a foreign…
It’s summer. Just listen: tractors, songbirds, bullfrogs, and a chorus of earth-shaking hoof stomps are the sounds of summer around…