Laminitis, also referred to as "founder," is an often devastating disease of the hoof that can cripple or kill afflicted horses. It's such an important equine disease that each year veterinarians, ...

A free educational video that examines the physiology of the equine hoof and demonstrates proper care and shoeing techniques is now available. "The Hoof: Inside and Out" is offered online and as DVD ...

From the perspective of evolutionary and developmental biologists, a horse’s hoof is literally a giant middle finger. It seems to be the remnant of a foot that once had five full toes, with only three ...

OCEANPORT — Al Gomez doesn’t need to prove to anyone how valuable his job is. Horsemen know. “You don’t have no hoof, you don’t have no horse,” he said, with a right rear hoof between his legs, as he ...