A team of researchers at Michigan State University's (MSU) McPhail Equine Performance Center offers hope to horse owners facing underrun heel and flat-footed woes with a 16-month study examining the ...

Contributing factors such as conformation, the level of weight-bearing work and general health can all play a part in hoof health. When considering barefoot trimming, arguably the best option is to ...

Should horses and similar animals wear horseshoes or go “barefoot?” It’s not a facetious question. Horse owners have strong opinions on both sides. Sometimes it’s hard to imagine that nature’s own way ...

Equine vets, farriery officials and barefoot trimmers have described a meeting to develop minimum standards for barefoot trimming as “positive” and “constructive”. But some farriers are still unhappy.

Many horses today are staying barefoot as people realize unshod feet can be healthier than having shoes on all the time. Some barefoot horses are ridden with hoof boots, but many are ridden barefoot ...

The benefits of keeping horses barefoot have long been known yet commonly overlooked when it comes to hoof care. A barefoot hoof is able to function as nature intended. It is able to absorb concussion ...

Brian Crandall moved gently as he raised, barely off the ground, the left foreleg of Cheyenne and carefully began to trim the hoof. Cheyenne, owned by Mary and Gerald Story of East Orchard Mesa, is a ...