How Healthy Horse Hooves Help Arthritic Joints
Nancy S. Loving, DVM
October 13, 2023
Learn how smart trimming and shoeing techniques can help arthritic horses.
Learn how smart trimming and shoeing techniques can help arthritic horses.
What’s in your horse’s hoof-care box? Here are the items that hoof care professionals recommend you keep on hand.
How soon can I ride my horse after he gets trimmed or shod? How do I know if he has thin soles? Vets and farriers answer these common hoof health questions and more.
How farriers trim and shoe horses for their unique biomechanics, discipline, and riding surface.
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Read about the steps veterinarians and farriers take to identify, evaluate, and treat riding horses’ hoof problems.
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Why do some hoof abscesses heal quickly while others linger? Why are some one-off occurrences while others keep coming back? We consulted two horse hoof experts to answer these questions and more.
Dr. Scott Morrison describes the issues low heels can cause and the mechanical tools farriers and veterinarians can use to address them.
Meet Tokyo Olympic Head Farrier Ben Benson of Great Britain, and learn what it takes to keep high-performance horses shod during the Games.
Find out how to recognize when a horse is at risk of developing EMS-related laminitis and what you can do to either prevent or manage it so he stays sound.
A journeyman farrier shares his insight into fungal foot infections that can compromise hoof health and cause lameness.
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