This piece explores the craft and daily responsibilities of a farrier, a highly skilled tradesperson dedicated to the care and maintenance of horse hooves. The work of a farrier blends elements of ...

The hoof wall bears most of the horse's weight and is most vulnerable to wear and trauma. Directly inside the hoof wall is leaf-like epidermal that interlocks with the inner dermal laminae ...

A horse's hoof is not a single, solid body part. It's a complex combination of parts, an evolutionary marvel that allows a half-ton animal to run at tremendous speeds on the tips of its toes. But ...

It’s common for horses in advanced stages of osteoarthritis to refuse to allow a hoof to be lifted off the ground due to high pain it causes. A farrier on YouTube recommends using a 2-by-6-inch board ...