This free report from the editors of American Farriers Journal empowers your hoof-care clients to safely manage their horses during a pandemic.

In this episode of the American Farriers Journal podcast, brought to you by HorseLinc, we discuss the impact of COVID-19 with farriers Pat Broadus, Domenico Cellaro and financial advisor and former farrier David Barron.

As the racehorse industry reels from a doping scandal and equine track deaths, an annual analysis of data from the Equine Injury Database makes a case for optimism.

The impact of a rider’s weight on horse welfare is a topic of constant debate, but a new study shows that weight variations are not as severe as previously thought.

Hall of Fame farrier Billy Crothers demonstrates how to build a front pattern concave shoe at the Indiana Farriers Association Clinic that took place at Janssen Veterinary Clinic in Sheridan, Ind.

When faced with poor-quality hooves, the first thing to consider when evaluating a feed program is total energy intake. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by Banixx.

Feral horses have a major advantage over domesticated horses when it comes to their diet. It's a laminitis-like syndrome triggered by cold weather. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by Banixx.

Chris Niclas, a Sequim, Wash., farrier and vice president of the Equine Lameness Prevention Organization, demonstrates how to draw a non-distorted horse foot for improving recognition of hoof distortion.

Heart-bar horseshoes that incorporate an adjustable pressure screw are used as a reversible model of hoof pain for experimental studies of anti-inflammatory medications. In this trial, researchers applied heart-bar shoes to five mares. They measured three biochemical markers for inflammation in the bloodstream, as well as dorsal coronary band temperature, before and after the shoes were adjusted to create a Grade 4 lameness (obvious at a walk, AAEP scale 0-5) to determine the role inflammation plays in this model of hoof pain.