This is a study of the movement that I have observed which occurs during preparation of the hoof for either ...

I would like to like to direct the attention of all competitive horse owners to the importance of correct hoof ...

Valentines Day is an appropriate time to discuss the eternal love affair between horse owners and their horse or horses, ...

Founder or Laminitis is one of the most damaging ailments for the horse’s hoof. The causes are varied but the ...

I have lost count of the number of consultations over the last year where each owner has explained in great ...

The cause, the effect and the resolution of Seedy Toe – also known as White Line Disease. THE CAUSE: It ...

Seedy Toe is NOT a mysterious and unknown ailment. It never fails to amaze me how Seedy Toe can be ...

Quartered heels come in many different variations, and always seem to happen to your best horse. Necessity is the mother ...

Contracted heels can be the end result of many different factors. They are not typical of any particular breed or ...

Under-run heels are identified by their appearance as being extremely low and acutely sloping forward, to the point where they ...

Many horse owners and riders are unable to recognise the symptoms that indicate the beginnings of an abscess. If detected ...

Hoof-related back strain is a syndrome that is affecting both horses and riders in all forms of equine pursuits. It ...

In considering attitude, we must consider both man and beast because in so many ways our feelings and reactions are ...

The discovery that your horse has developed corns, or indeed has corns that will not go away, must be recognised ...

Stringhalt is one problem that I rarely come across. This is a nervous reaction of the hind legs – the ...

Pedal Osteitis is deterioration of the pedal bone (or coffin bone). Interestingly, I have found the condition is most prevalent ...

It is often difficult to see what is ‘normal’ in the bottom of the hoof. There are three main problems ...

To quote Dr Doug Butler in his book The Principles of Horseshoeing, ‘The hardest thing a farrier has to deal ...

Bruising in the hoof wall is often unwittingly excused as self-inflicted injury. ‘Oh he must have stepped on a rock ...

Over-reaching is when the toe of the back foot hits the heel bulbs of the front foot. Forging is when ...

Creeping Toes sounds like it might be a fungal growth or an alien invasion, however it is my terminology for ...

With the club footed horse, the first thing to understand is that the horse has a deformity and as such ...

After pussy footing around and skirting sensitive issues with delicate statements, there finally comes a time when the only thing ...

Far too often the hoof does NOT suit the event and the end result is a very mediocre level of ...

There are six bad habits creeping into hoof preparation and the fitting of shoes. 1. Quarter clipped shoes, rolled toe ...

There is no such thing as a ‘Normal Flare’ or a ‘Natural Flare’ in any horse’s hoof. Making a statement ...

The failure to understand and address this area in hoof maintenance programmes for many decades has led to a multitude ...

There are three main problems in hoof care today Long toes and low heels High heels and short toes The ...

STAGE 1: Nature really is a fierce adversary. The after effects of horses’ hooves standing in water for long periods ...

Horses’ hooves are a natural barometer in tune with nature, and if we as hoof carers can also tune into ...

Watching the tennis in January illustrated to me how crucial it is for the players to be structurally sound as ...