As the hoof grows, it's almost like a giant ... will eventually affect a horse or any animal. In the wild, horses are not actually meant to live as long as we allow them to live.

EQUUS Magazine reports that horses with healthy hooves are not likely to develop thrush unless they live in constantly wet conditions. However, if a horse already has thrush when pads are applied ...

The owners of nine horses found with severely overgrown hooves and unsanitary conditions were just charged with neglect. The horses were discovered when the U.K.-based Royal Society for the ...