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Horse Hoof Care

Ask the Vet: Mud and Horse Health

  In our Ask the Vet column, Dr. Lydia Gray answers your horse-health questions at horseillustrated.com/AskTheVet. Q: With this time…

8 years ago


Patient Hoof Picking

Q: Sometimes when I’m picking out my horse’s hooves, he tries to put his foot down. If I hold it…

8 years ago

Treating Thrush

Q: My horse has had thrush for about five weeks. I’ve been keeping him in a dry pasture, but he…

9 years ago

Ask the Vet: Sore Hooves after a Trim

In our Ask the Vet column, Dr. Lydia Gray answers your horse-health questions.   Q: I have a 12-year-old Appaloosa…

9 years ago

Ask the Vet: Cushing’s Disease and Cracked Hooves

  In our Ask the Vet column, Dr. Lydia Gray answers your horse-health questions at horseillustrated.com/AskTheVet. Got a question for…

9 years ago

Dealing with a Hot Nail

  Q: My farrier was out the other day, and as he nailed on one of my horse’s new shoes,…

9 years ago

How to Keep Your Horse from Losing Shoes in Any Weather

To many horse owners, it seems that horses lose shoes more frequently when their pastures and paddocks are muddy, or…

9 years ago

Barefoot Horses and Sore Hooves

Q: I pull my horse’s shoes when he’s not in hard work and in the winter. However, his feet seem…

9 years ago

Hoof Care for Horses

Whether your horse is blessed with fantastic feet or you are all too familiar with the hoof blues, regular attention…

9 years ago

How to Fit Hoof Boots

With so many horses going barefoot, hoof boots are becoming more popular than ever. Barefoot horses sometimes need protection on…

10 years ago