Just as coat condition serves as an indication of health status in horses, hoof changes can provide important clues to a horse’s historical well-being. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by Banixx.

Catherine Whitehouse, nutritionist with Kentucky Equine Research, discusses nutritional concerns related to hoof rings and ridges. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by W.F. Young Co. (Absorbine).

The Kentucky Equine Research Staff discusses how to approach correcting poor-quality hooves. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by W.F. Young Co. (Absorbine).

Naturally, asymmetries can be found in humans as well as horses. When it comes to horses, the typical forms of structural asymmetry are in bone size, muscular development and hoof dimensions. It has been noted by Sarah Jane Hobbs, et al, in their recently-published study that about 5% of Dutch Warmbloods have uneven dorsal hoof wall angles in the front limbs. The development of this unevenness can often be attributed to horses favoring one side or the other, often termed sidedness.

Equine nutritionist Kathleen Crandell, PhD, discusses the Western World's embrace of Eastern, or traditional, medicine and how it can relate to equine ailments.