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Horse Hoof Care

Switching from Shod to Barefoot

If you are considering pulling your horse’s shoes and trying the barefoot approach, it’s important to educate yourself on this…

10 years ago


Solve Hoof Health Problems

Some horses are blessed with good, strong feet. While their owners can thank their lucky stars, others have horses with…

10 years ago

Winter Shoeing Solutions for Horses

For horse owners in colder locales, keeping horses safe while snow and ice blanket the ground can be a tricky…

10 years ago

How to Manage and Prevent Thrush

It’s rampant and insidious, and sometimes invisible. It can destroy a hoof from the inside out, causing a horse to…

10 years ago

Choosing a Farrier and Establishing a Successful Relationship

There’s no question—you’ve put a lot of time into your horsey homework. You’ve selected the proper grooming tools, studied appropriate…

10 years ago

The Truth About Lost Shoes

How many times has your evening ride been postponed due to a lost shoe? Before you get angry with your…

10 years ago

Ask the Vet: Preventing Laminitis

Q: I have a 22-year-old Quarter Horse that recently experienced his first bout of laminitis. What are some key diet…

10 years ago

Alternative Hoofwear: Thinking Beyond Traditional Horseshoes

  Humans have been nailing shoes to the bottom of horses’ hooves for centuries. In Europe, cast bronze shoes were…

11 years ago

Video: White Line Disease

In this installment of "Two Minutes with Tab," Certified Journeyman Farrier Tab Pigg explains how to treat white line disease.…

11 years ago

Ask the Expert: Subchondral Bone Cysts

Q: My 5-year-old gelding recently came up lame, and the vet diagnosed him with a bone cyst in the right…

11 years ago