We’re all familiar with the old adage “no foot, no horse,” but the results of the latest British National Equine Health Survey (NEHS) suggest that lameness is three times more likely to be caused by conditions in the limb rather than problems in the foot.
Bug, a 5-year-old Spanish mustang mare rescued at 3 months old, and her trainer will be competing in the Trainer’s Challenge of the Unwanted Horse, a competition that challenges young horse trainers to showcase untrained rescue horses in hopes of becoming adopted.
This year, we've added farrier Mike Bagley of North Industry, Ohio, and veterinarian M.W. "Tookie" Myers of Chesapeake, Va., to the International Hoof-Care Summit advisory board.
Two horses that had been neglected for at least 15 years were discovered on a Maryland farm this week. They were found in a stall piled high with 3 to 4 feet of manure, and their hooves had grown to over three feet long.
The Kentucky Derby Museum, along with the 2015 Secretariat Festival and Secretariat.com, have applied to Guinness World Records as it attempts to create the largest horseshoe.
As a New York City Hall candidate, he vowed to ban horse carriages on “day one” — but Mayor de Blasio is finally admitting he bit off more than he can chew.
In this episode, Mark Ellis, a Wisconsin farrier who learned the ropes with Renchin, recalls Red’s relationships with area veterinarians, his legacy and the second career as American Farriers Journal’s technical editor.
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