After roughly two decades of use on humans, magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI for short, is becoming practical for equine medical care.

Horses stumble for many reasons; reasons as as simple as being overdue for a trimming and as serious as having suffered a brain injury.

Pedal osteitis, an inflammation of the coffin bone usually resulting from severe bruising of the sole or consistent pressure on the bone, often reveals itself through an obvious, crescent-shaped bruise on the bottom of the foot.

The debate about whether horseshoeing and farriery is a science, a craft or perhaps an art form has probably been around since the first horseshoe.

Blood flows through the equine hoof, reaching almost to the surface as it delivers oxygen and other nutrients needed to keep the foot healthy.

For the past 5 years, I have been applying plastic shoes to horses. These include “regular” horses, not just those with soundness issues.

Hoof care for foals is really a matter of getting things started on the right foot, according to Simon Curtis, the International Horseshoeing Hall Of Famer from Newmarket, England.