A team of researchers at Michigan State University's (MSU) McPhail Equine Performance Center offers hope to horse owners facing underrun heel and flat-footed woes with a 16-month study examining the ...
Contributing factors such as conformation, the level of weight-bearing work and general health can all play a part in hoof health. When considering barefoot trimming, arguably the best option is to ...
I’VE HEARD SOME use a tree stump, a few use a makeshift stand, and others use their hands and knees to support the hoof as they trim and shape it and add a metal shoe. My friend Z Barker and most ...
It’s ironic given that, as a barefoot hoof trimmer, Heather has such a gentle, reassuring touch with the horses she treats, they quickly become like putty in those same hands while she carefully ...
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These are the pros and cons of keeping a horse barefoot
The benefits of keeping horses barefoot have long been known yet commonly overlooked when it comes to hoof care. A barefoot ...
Veterinarians and farriers apply a wide variety of horseshoes to treat the plethora of hoof problems that come our horses’ way, not to mention issues farther up the limb. Injuries to the ...
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