In this installment of "Two Minutes with Tab," Certified Journeyman Farrier Tab Pigg looks at a horse with under run…
Edited Press Release Keeping horse’s hooves in optimal condition is a hot topic among horse owners and enthusiasts. Theories and…
What do you do when your horse comes in from the pasture with a loose shoe? You might be tempted…
What it is: A disease of the hoof’s frog, with an accompanying secondary bacterial infection. In extreme cases it can…
Abscess (hoof abscess, sole abscess) What it is: A pocket of infection in the foot. Symptoms: Lameness, which can be…
Q: I work at a therapeutic riding barn and one of the horses has thrush. He is 25 years old…
From Texas A&M; College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences The purchase of a horse alone can be costly enough,…
Q: I recently bought a three-year-old mare. The first time we had the farrier out, she immediately became nervous and…
Hooves are made of a hard, crusty protein called keratin. You cannot add keratin by painting it on – it…
Abscess Symptoms: Abscesses in the hoof are typically characterized by sudden-onset, severe lameness. In some cases, the horse may…