LET THE GAMES begin! Springtime is bursting with sunshine and glorious new flowers and a flurry of horse activities. Earlier this month, a dedicated group of 24 riders gathered under a heavy ...

Should horses and similar animals wear horseshoes or go “barefoot?” It’s not a facetious question. Horse owners have strong opinions on both sides. Sometimes it’s hard to imagine that nature’s own way ...

“OH GEEZE! WHY are my leg muscles and hands so sore?” That’s what I asked myself the other night as I rose from my recliner. Oh yeah, I remember why. I’d been playing the part of a farrier on my ...

A barefoot hoof is able to function as nature intended; it is able to absorb concussion, correctly utilise the frog and soft tissues in the hoof, and spread the horse’s weight over the wall, edge of ...