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Hoof Care & Farrier/Shoeing Information Articles:
1: Hoof Care Team
It has been said many times by many horse-owning generations “No hoof no horse”. The hooves are truly the foundation of a horse. A horse in the wild ...
By: Matthew M. Brendal
2: Hoof Examination
Hoof Examination (Hoof Pick & Hoof Tester) Using the same routine starting with the left front, left hind, right front and right ...
By: Matthew M. Brendal
3: Proper Hoof Balance and Lameness Testing
Three key Factors for a Properly Balanced Foot Pastern Angle This refers to the three weight bearing ...
By: Matthew M. Brendal
4: Do You and Your Horse Love Your Farrier?
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost. For want of a horse, the rider was lost. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN A...
By: Matthew M. Brendal
5: Laminitis & Founder
Laminitis & Founder are both terms that refer to rotation of the coffin bone and/or swelling and inflammation of the hoof capsule. The common cause of this disease is excess sugar in the diet. ...
By: Matthew M. Brendal
6: Hoof Trimming & Shoeing Periodicity
There are many schools of thoughts on the periodicity. The traditional farrier pracitice is to shoe or trim a horse every six to eight weeks. The "new" natural "shoemanship" hoo...
By: Matthew M. Brendal
7: Improving Hoof Quality
Tip for Improving Hoof Quality Healthy hooves are not an accident. Good horse-care-manship skills are important to have an overall healthy horse. The hooves are a mirror to the health a...
By: Matthew M. Brendal
Horsemanship Related Articles:
Hoof Handling & Standing
Q&A: How do I get my horse to stand better or quietly for the horseshoer? When the dust settles at the end of the day, the task of training your horse rests on your shoulders. It’s not real...
Colic Emergency Care
COLIC Colic may be the result of intestinal impaction, twisted intestines, gas build up or massive internal parasite infestation. It's important to remember that the stomach is lower than the other intestines and the...
Proper Hoof Balance and Lameness Testing
Three key Factors for a Properly Balanced Foot Pastern Angle This refers to the three weight bearing bones of the pastern. Thi...
Updated Horse Training Related News:
Horse lovers help training facility destroyed by fire
Horse training expert stops in Baltic, South Dakota
On Location: 'War Horse' tapped veteran trainer Bobby Lovgren
On Location: Chief trainer Bobby Lovgren rides high in 'War Horse'
Rockdale fire fighters train at Horse Park
Foothills horse lovers are banding together to help a Fort Macleod horse training facility destroyed by fire last month. The Country Living and Garden Centre is working with a Vulcan-area resident to ...
Horse training expert stops in Baltic, South Dakota
Pete Rodda, an expert in horse training, was out at the Heartland Ventures in Baltic, South Dakota for the Natural Horsemanship Clinic. Rodda came all the way from Florida to teach local horse owners ...
On Location: 'War Horse' tapped veteran trainer Bobby Lovgren
For chief horse trainer Lovgren, it was one of the veteran's toughest jobs to date. For chief horse trainer Lovgren, it was one of the veteran's toughest jobs to date.
On Location: Chief trainer Bobby Lovgren rides high in 'War Horse'
The Oscar-nominated film, which used more than 150 horses, was one of the toughest jobs to date for the veteran animal trainer. Horses have long played lead roles in cinema, from the classic movie &qu...
Rockdale fire fighters train at Horse Park
Rockdale County firefighters found a great opportunity to sharpen their skills while also helping Rockdale Career Academy students with the donation of a former administratve office building at the Ge...
