Your horse's feet are some of the most important structures contributing to his performance ability, and most people do what they can to keep them healthy. Unfortunately, things can and do go wrong ...

ELMONT, N.Y. — Big Brown, an exceptional thoroughbred, has a very common problem: a quarter crack, which is a split in the wall of a hoof. Trainer Rick Dutrow announced Sunday morning at Belmont Park ...

NEW YORK - The crack in Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown's left front foot is on the mend, and the colt could be on the track by Wednesday to resume training for the Belmont Stakes on June 7. Hoof ...

Trainer Danny Gargan says it is all systems go for Dornoch ahead of the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1) after receiving routine work this week at Churchill Downs on a quarter crack in the colt's right front ...

NZPWHS copy Purchased from the SIL Wildlife Conservation Endowment. Useful anatomical terms -- Exterior hoof anatomy : coronary band and hoof wall -- Exterior hoof anatomy : solar view -- Interior ...

Hoof care is one of the most important elements of horse care and keeping them sound and well, from the moment they are a newborn all the way through to their twilight years, as those hooves go ...

Without regular trimming, a horse’s hooves will continue to grow, eventually becoming so long that each hoof curls at the toe. In the wild, horses are constantly on the move and cover varying terrain, ...