When it comes to examining a foot that might be suffering from laminitis, equine veterinarian Scott Morrison suggests the following ritual:

With all the preshaped shoes on the market today, it is easy to find a shoe to fit most of the feet you encounter in your everyday shoeing, often with little or no modification.

The flexor tendons of the front limb of a horse are a common site of injury. Often, lacerations will damage the superficial digital flexor tendon, deep digital flexor tendon and even the suspensory ligament.

Dedicating a portion of the American Farrier’s Association convention to horse owners was apparently a good move, as record-breaking numbers attended the event in Chattanooga, Tenn., during late February.

The urge to tinker with something seems as much a part of being a farrier as is the smell of hoof smoke.