Hoof

As a horse owner with six horses on regular shoeing schedules, I understand the challenges of determining how often to shoe your horse. While a general guideline is to have your horse’s hooves trimmed every 6-8 weeks and shod at the same time, each horse is unique. Hooves grow at different rates, requiring adjustments to …

It’s critical to routinely clean a horse’s hoofs; we recently went to the race track to watch our friend’s horse run its debut race; however, just before the race started, his horse was scratched because of an abscessed foot. This made me wonder if they are regularly cleaning their hoofs. The anatomical structure of the …