Prevention and treatment for problems of the equine foot
Cadaver hoof study confirms expectation that heart-bar shoes can reduce coffin bone motion in horses with laminitis.
Reacting quickly and correctly to an episode of HAL will give your horse a greater chance for future soundness.
When managing laminitic horses, making dietary changes is often necessary for the success of other treatment efforts.
Learn why some horses are more likely to develop EMS and associated laminitis and how to tell if your horse is at risk.
Punctures, abscesses, and worse: What to do when your horse’s hoof is hurting and whom to call for help.
Learn about the 4 stages of wound repair and the steps you can take to help your horse’s wounds heal.
When a horse’s healing process gets derailed, wounds can become chronic. Here’s how to prevent complications.
Discover what researchers are learning about the microbiota’s role in the horse’s digestive system, respiratory tract, skin, and more.
Our equine nutrition expert offers a reader advice on how to feed a thin horse with a history of laminitis without causing another bout of the disease.
Is club foot an inherited condition in horses? A veterinarian offers her thoughts.
No horse is perfect, and many with conformational flaws go on to compete successfully. What can you live with and how?
Learn how horses go from metabolic to laminitic and ways to manage them.
They might appear minor on the surface, but puncture wounds can involve dangerous underlying damage and infection. Here’s what you need to know about these injuries.
Experts discuss what to do when your horse turns up with knee, hock, fetlock, or other leg joint wounds, and why.
Can an active PPID horse have pasture access and performance feed? Our equine nutrition expert offers advice on feeding a gelding with managed PPID.
Horses can go lame for a variety of reasons. Here are 4 common causes of lameness and their treatment options.
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