When these professionals assess horses’ soles, they typically want to see a healthy depth of 18-20 millimeters. A sole less than 15 millimeters deep can result in lameness.

Has enough growth to maintain a healthy hoof wall and adequate sole depth over a long period of time; Many different things ...

Ricky Farr MRCVS gives some helpful tips on how to keep your horse’s hooves healthy through the winter with some easy-to follow preventative hoof care measures. Hoof care tips: coping with winter 1.

Hoof Angles' Impact on Lameness Examined Research shows that various angles of the outer and inner hoof are directly linked. By Christa Lesté-Lasserre; March 6, 2013 ...

The hoof continually grows, like human fingernails, to compensate for normal wear and tear. Under natural conditions, horses’ feet wear about the same rate they grow, but the confined horse’s ...

According to Haydn, a practical farrier will gain a reasonable idea of what’s causing a horse to feel “footy” by looking at the hoof conformation. “A flat sole is more susceptible to hard ...

When it comes to keeping your horse healthy, hoof care is often the critical element that allows you to enjoy normal activities with your horse, such as riding. Both shod and unshod, otherwise ...

This builds up pressure behind the hoof wall, or sole, that creates an exorbitant amount of pain to the horse. Long story short: Her refusal to let me lift the left hoof was and is because the ...

A hoof abscess is a localized bacterial infection in the sensitive structures (lamina) of the foot. Pus is produced as a reaction by the horse’s immune system to battle the ongoing infection.

While both humans and horses can sport shoes, our equine friends don’t need to worry about maintaining their toes.However, that was not always the case. A new literature review published on June ...