Hoof Trimming

I talk a lot here about how to go about trimming a hoof, but this week, I wanted show a hoof at each stage of my trim.Before we start, though, I think this is...

Today we want to examine dorsal hoof capsule distortions (HCD), high and low syndromes and club feet. All dorsal HCD will again display flares, this time just dorsally. And flares are a sign of...

Take a look at the photos below and let us know what you think has happened to this horse and his once beautiful barefeet.Here is a bit of background on the horse.1.  The horse...

Well, so much for my "Trimming Day" plan - a two-week bout of lurgy sickness resulted in a stupendous 4 out of 24 feet being trimmed. Better than nothing, but not exactly what I'd...

Springtime trimming can mean uncovering the past winters secrets. During the spring months, horses hooves grow about twice as fast compared to the growth we see in the middle of winter. Sometimes hooves can...

We had a very interesting weekend. We competed in the Texas Trail Challenge CTR in Whitney, Texas. It has turned out to be a such beautiful spring in Texas, and what a difference from...

Consider the wild horse hoof image below. There are also some wild horse hooves on the Tribe Equus website at www.tribeequus.com. Wild hooves are quite different from what we are used to seeing around us. Spend...

Many articles have been written about club 'footed' horses. Actually, horse do not have 'feet', dogs and humans do, but horses have hooves. Therefore the term 'barefoot', as much as it is in common...

As I travel, I not only observe the horse’s feet but also the environment they come from.  The influence of the environment on the horse’s foot is incredible.  Even in our local Northeastern area,...

I could possibly retitle this, as this was not pictures of her hooves before consuming 1oz quantities of alcohol and, I assure you, they would look no different after whiskey was consumed.I wanted to...