Horse hoof care

If you’re new to horse ownership, you may be wondering how to get started with horse hoof care. Check out our beginner's guide here!

Schedule for shodding or trimming horse's feet. Keeping hooves balanced, Proper nutrition for good hoof health. Common hoof problems.

A reader asks about the causes, treatment, and prevention of horizontal cracks in her horse’s hooves.

We put two homemade horse hoof conditioners to the test in drought conditions and track the results. Photos of the hooves before and after and of the conditioners.

Farrier Tom Curl explains the three most common hoof care mistakes and how you can avoid making them with your horse

Basic #hooftrimming Guide for #horseowners

By Kentucky Equine Research - The white line is the narrow, light-coloured band visible on the underside of a freshly trimmed hoof at the junction of the hoof wall and the sole. White line disease, an infection that causes separation of the wall, may be seen first at the white line but actually affects the zone of contact between the hard outer hoof wall and the middle layer of hoof tissue. It occurs most commonly in front feet but can occur in any foot.

<p>With a warmer than usual, but just as wet, winter, plus the rains of early spring, mud has been prevalent on so many horse farms[g1] across the country. And when there’s mud on the farm, there’s usually thrush in the hoof.</p>

When unshod feet are exposed to a lot of moisture or repeated cycles of wet/dry (like this summer), hoof damage can result.