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

The first thing most of us do when it starts to rain is put on a waterproof coat, but unlike people, horses are designed to get wet and so it isn’t always necessary for them to wear a rug when ...

Horse owners along the Queensland coast have been urged to look after their horse's feet following the recent wet weather. Mackay veterinarian Dr Bruce Howlett says that paddocks will remain wet ...

Cleaning horses’ hooves is an ... the hooves or place your hand on the floor — squatting will allow you to move quickly out of your horse’s way if they decide to move. If the hooves are wet, ...

Caring for horses in wet weather ... sure they are adjusted properly. A good rule to remember is to check with a hoof pick after every outing on trails for anything lodged in your horse’s hoof.

Hoof Beats. Although early civilizations drove horses — they were too small to ride — driving in today’s world ... and they were slippery when wet and hard as concrete when dry. Riding alone ...

When 19th-century taxonomists were sorting out the animal kingdom, they tossed horses into the biological order Ungulata along with the cattle, deer, et al. on the not-crazy assumption that their ...