Anatomy
That Certain "Flare"!
There is 'flair' and then, there are "flares" . . . . . . Of course, we all want our horses to have 'flair' but not the "flare" that indicates iss...
Hoof health
Trimming Hooves for Heel Height and Vertical Toe
Well, that sounds weird -- trimming hooves for heel height. One would think, well, if you keep on trimming the heels they never get the chance to g...
Anatomy
What Do Healthy Hooves Look Like?
It occurred to me this morning, as I was again consulting with someone about her sore-footed horse, that there seems to be a lack of healthy-lookin...
Hoof health
What to do about BRITTLE HOOVES
What causes brittle hooves? What can you do about it? Find out here ... from diet to environment to even mental stress ... how do these things aff...
Hoof health
Runaway Heels and How They Slowly Crawl Back
I’ve often said that at least 70% of the horses I see have underrun heels. It’s so prevalent that a friend of mine stated that they believe that ho...
Hoof health
Have We Forgotten the Back Hooves?
If your horse is having issues with the stifle, the SI joint, the hocks (think of twisting hocks), or is feeling short-strided in the back or 'chop...
Hoof health
Contracted Heels?
Contracted Heels -- just what ARE contracted heels on a horse's hoof? Well, basically, if the heel measurement is less than the toe measurement, t...
trimming
Do Your Horse's Hooves REALLY Need Trimming?
What a question, huh? I can hear y'all shouting YES! to the title of this post ... but stop and think ... do they REALLY need to be trimmed every ...
trimming
Why NOT to Rasp the Entire Hoofwall
The periople lies just under the coronary band/hairline of the hoof capsule. Its role is to protect the softer new horn that is being generated to...
trimming
The Hairline Tells It All ...
Lyle “Bergy” Bergeleen wrote a book. It’s called, “The Hairline Tells It All”. I read it way back when it first came out and embraced it full hilt....
trimming
High-Low Hoof Syndrome
We hear about high-low hooves a lot. Most horses have fairly similar hooves all round. Similar in shape, size, functioning but some will have ones ...
trimming
How to Spot and Deal with Bruised Heels
Bruising on the heels of the hoof usually is caused by direct injury from rocks, irregular hard ground with pebbles, stones, etc. or other trauma t...