“It’s not practical to take my shoes off because I’m in and out of the house all day,” she says. With 13 horses to maintain, her boots are often covered in hay, which clings to her socks.

Taking your shoes off before entering a home is a sign of respect in many cultures. In other households, it’s just a way to reduce the ick factor of traipsing in whatever germs and grime you ...

It isn’t even a question in many homes, but here’s what the science has to say. By Christopher Mele Maybe you kick off your shoes at home because you don’t want to track dirt across clean ...