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4-point strategy for healthy hooves

By Editors of EQUUS

Jul 6, 2022

If you’re lucky, you don’t need to think about your horse’s hooves too often. You just pick them out...

Beyond The Saddle Podcast Podcasts

Beyond the Saddle Ep. 39: American Farrier's Association, Travis Burns

By Beyond the Saddle

Oct 29, 2021

Travis Burns is an Associate Professor of Practice in the department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences...

Hoof Care Horse Care

The 'Pharoah Plate': A champion's lucky horseshoe

By Fran Jurga

Nov 13, 2020

A shoe with an unusual, customized heel plate not only carried helped keep American Pharoah racing all...

Hoof Care Horse Care Lameness Nutrition

Fall laminitis alert

By Equus

Sep 18, 2020

Fall can be a high-risk time for horses prone to this devastating condition.

Hoof Care Horse Care Preventative Care

4 easy ways to ice-proof your horse's hooves

By Melinda Freckleton, DVM, with Christine Barakat

Jan 4, 2019

The rock-hard accumulations of ice and snow that can get packed into a horse’s feet can cause lameness...

Lameness

How to cope with ringbone

By Heather Smith-Thomas with Laurie Bonner

May 2, 2018

Medication, specialized farriery care and/or surgery help many horses with this type of arthritis remain...

Hoof Care Horse Care

Does your horse need more traction this winter?

By The Editors of EQUUS Magazine

Feb 22, 2013

"Grippy" shoes can help your horse on slick footing, but too much traction can be damaging. Here are...

Hoof Care Horse Care

6 simple ways to prevent thrush

By The Editors of EQUUS Magazine

Feb 20, 2013

Follow these steps to help prevent this common, smelly infection of the underside of the hoof.

Hoof Care Horse Care

Explaining equine canker

By Equus

Oct 17, 2012

A veterinary expert describes how he treats this stubborn, smelly hoof condition.

Hoof Care Horse Care

Stay Alert for Laminitis this Fall

By Equus

Sep 14, 2012

Equine laminitis isn't just a springtime problem. Here's why you need to remain on guard for laminitis...

Hoof Care Horse Care

Summertime hoof changes

By Equus

Jul 24, 2012

Peeling, flaking hooves look alarming, but are a normal consequence of dry summer weather.

Hoof Care Horse Care

Life after Equine Laminitis

By Heather Smith Thomas

Apr 6, 2012

When laminitis leads to permanent changes in a horse's hoof, veterinarians and farriers team up to preserve...

Hoof Care Horse Care

Learn to Recognize Chronic Laminitis

By Christine Barakat

Mar 19, 2012

Learn to recognize the slow-onset form of laminitis so you can spot trouble early and summon your veterinarian...

Hoof Care Horse Care Lameness

An Inspiring Recovery from Two Hoof Injuries

By Dorothy Stephenson

Feb 8, 2012

After sustaining two severe hoof injuries as a yearling that threatened both his soundness and his life,...

Anatomy Hoof Care Horse Care Preventative Care

Help For Locking Stifles

By The Editors of EQUUS Magazine

Jan 20, 2012

An equine veterinarian and farrier advises a reader on how to help her filly with bilateral locked stifles.

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