Protect Your Horse After He Sells
…A foal is usually welcomed into the world with excitement by an owner who’s anxiously awaited his or her birth after careful stallion selection, diligent mare care, and months of…
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Thrush: Trouble in the Grooves of the Hooves
…Disease/Seedy Toe: This aggressive bacterial/fungal infection eats the hoof wall along the white line. Affected hoof tissue literally crumbles away from the hoof wall like chalk dust. It can result…
Thrush: Trouble in the Grooves of the Hooves
…Disease/Seedy Toe: This aggressive bacterial/fungal infection eats the hoof wall along the white line. Affected hoof tissue literally crumbles away from the hoof wall like chalk dust. It can result…
How to Wrap a Hoof Injury
…the hoof with duct tape. You can also place an appropriately sized hoof boot over the entire wrap. This article originally appeared in the September 2005 issue of EQUUS magazine….
A Grooming Guide to Cleaning Your Horse
…crevices. If you do nothing else grooming-wise, make hoof picking a part of your horse care routine. While cradling your horse’s foot, use a hoof pick to dig out dirt,…
Mane ‘n Tail Hoofmaker
Hoof Care for Horses: How to use Mane ‘n Tail Hoofmaker from Straight Arrow…
Emergency: Acute Laminitis Attack
…belongs. The farrier will trim the hoof to achieve good alignment of the coffin bone with both the hoof wall and the ground surface. Areas of hoof wall where the…
Winter Care and Feeding
…accumulate in the bare hoof as it d oes in a shod hoof. If the horse needs to be shod and is going to be ridden or turned out in…
Caring For An Injured Hoof
…tried-and-true method to do this is by using a hoof pack. You can make a hoof pack by wrapping cotton padding around the hoof itself and covering that with a…
Six Steps to Healthier Hooves
…whether a hoof supplement is needed. If so, here are six steps to helping your horse grow a better quality hoof wall through the use of a supplement: Step #1:…