Members of the Royal Veterinary College’s Structure and Motion groups highlight the need for further farriery research in the Equine Veterinary Journal editorial.
Results from a recent pilot study suggest that vibrating plates could help increase hoof growth rates when used consistently, but variably.
Instead of causing foot pain directly, rear hoof imbalances seem to cause more problems higher up the leg—to the hocks, stifles, glutes, and sacroiliac joint, one vet says.
Veterinarians could be able to use this baseline data to identify prelaminitic changes in Arabian horses.
Learn about diagnosis and management of navicular horses.
The outer hoof’s health affects the bones and soft tissues within, and vice versa.
Research has provided farriers with a better understanding of how weight-bearing and loading affect hoof wall growth.
The hoof is a dynamic structure that undergoes continuous changes throughout a horses’ lifetime.
The digital cushion, located in the rear of the hoof, protects the foot’s complex bone and soft-tissue structures.
Learn about what’s cutting-edge in the world of equine hoof care from our 2017 International Hoof Care Summit coverage.
A farrier shares ways he addresses issues in the caudal aspect of the horse’s foot.
Farriers need to observe a horse thoroughly, head to tail, to determine how to best trim and shoe him.
What do a dish, a crack, a flare, and a sheared heel have in common? All are hoof distortions.
Find out why understanding hoof biomechanics is important when making trimming and shoeing decisions for your horse.
Learn about the intricacies of treating and shoeing horses with white line disease.
Researchers have made great strides in understanding laminitis, but it remains a difficult disease to predict and treat.
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