Hoof Angles' Impact on Lameness Examined Research shows that various angles of the outer and inner hoof are directly linked. By Christa Lesté-Lasserre; March 6, 2013 ...

If they are parallel, the hoof has a proper hoof-pastern axis. However, the pastern might have a steeper (more vertical) angle than the hoof (a broken-back HPA) or vice versa (a broken-forward HPA).

It’s important to formulate a plan with your hoof-care team to manage and correct these issues, promote healthy hoof wall growth going forward and keep your horse sound. Thin Soles and Walls ...

Hoof care is one of the most important elements of horse care and keeping them sound and well, from the moment they are a ...

Proper hoof care is essential to any domesticated horse's overall comfort and health, but the question of whether a horse need shoes depends on the individual animal. Horse owners use shoes for ...

The hoof continually grows, like human fingernails, to compensate for normal wear and tear. Under natural conditions, horses’ feet wear about the same rate they grow, but the confined horse’s ...

Proper horse shoeing promotes a healthy foot, biomechanical efficiency and, ultimately, a sound horse. This includes proper balance, breakover, trimming and shoe placement/choice. Nearly 75 ...

Following is a transcript of the video. My name's Sam Dracott. I'm a farrier, and I'm going to show you the cleaning process and the shoeing process of a horse. The main thing I'll do is riding in ...

JUST AS IT’S often said that knowledge is power, learning a new skill can be just so empowering. Hiring a farrier to trim and shoe my horses is the norm for me. At the same time, I’ve always had a ...

In addition to hoof trimming, other management practices need to be done on the dairy farm to help reduce lameness. Our study in Minnesota free-stall herds showed that about 25 percent of cows ...