So you think your horse is healthy from head to toe? You may want to think again, especially about those “toe” areas. Even if your horse receives annual veterinary checkups and sees the farrier every ...

Dear Dr. Vittoria: What exactly is thrush in horses and what is the best way to fix it? Is there any way to prevent it with all of this wet weather that we have been having? – Soggy hooves in ...

It is often said that the equine hoof is a miracle of bioengineering, which has to fulfil a variety of functions. One of the roles of the sole, hoof wall and frog is to protect the more sensitive ...

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Thrush in horses is characterised by a black, foul-smelling discharge from the hooves and urgent treatment is required. In my ...

Dear Dr. Vittoria: My mini came in from the field really lame last week. His feet stank something awful, and he was walking like he had laminitis. My vet treated his severe thrush and tested for ...

A HOSPITAL anaesthetist and a farrier are to take the equestrian world by storm with a silver-infused oil they cooked up in their kitchens. The hoof oil uses the antibacterial and anti-fungal ...

Essentially, this is true. A horse must have all four legs and all four hooves in order to survive. Unlike a dog or a cat, who can survive on three legs, horses are very large animals and must have ...

Shawn Pepper, a transplanted from the Isle of Man, off the coast of Great Britain, as well as the wild country of Montana, and Summer Pepper, a California native and my eldest daughter, have embarked ...