A horse hoof is the lower extremity of each leg of a horse, the part that makes contact with the ground and carries the weight of the animal. It is both...

no horse" emphasizes the importance of hoof health. Hoof care is important in the equine industry. Problems that can arise with poor horse hoof care...

protect a horse hoof from wear. Shoes are attached on the palmar surface (ground side) of the hooves, usually nailed through the insensitive hoof wall that...

starts when the hoof wall is pulled away from the bone or lost, as a result of external influences. Mechanical laminitis can occur when a horse habitually...

The frog is a part of a horse hoof, located on the underside, which should touch the ground if the horse is standing on soft footing. The frog is triangular...

Natural hoof care is the practice of keeping horses so that their hooves are worn down naturally, or trimmed to emulate natural wear, so they do not suffer...

A hoof boot is a device made primarily of polyurethane and is designed to cover the hooves of a horse as an alternative to, and occasionally in addition...

species produces very large polypore fruit bodies which are shaped like a horse's hoof and vary in colour from a silvery grey to almost black, though they are...

markings just above the hoof. May cause the hoof to be striped. "Medicine hat": An unusual type of Pinto or Paint coloring where the horse has dark ears and...

hipposandal (Latin soleae ferreae) is a device that protected the hoof of a horse. It was commonplace in the northwestern countries of the Roman Empire...

horse. Hock: the tarsus of the horse (hindlimb equivalent to the human ankle and heel), the large joint on the hind leg Hoof: the foot of the horse;...

The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies...

today. The original ancestors of horses had shorter legs, terminating in five-toed feet. Over millennia, a single hard hoof evolved from the middle toe, while...

matidixie (Chinese: 馬蹄底鞋), which is commonly referred as horse hoof-tread shoes or horse-hoof shoes in English. The lower portion of the shoe was a high...

applied to horses. Equine nutrition Farrier Horse Horse hoof Riding instructor Evans The Horse 2nd ed. pp. 758–761 Price The Whole Horse Catalog rev...

A farrier is a specialist in equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of horses' hooves and the placing of shoes on their hooves, if necessary...

A cloven hoof, cleft hoof, divided hoof, or split hoof is a hoof split into two toes. Members of the mammalian order Artiodactyla that possess this type...

polish to a horse's coat. It is also used after riding to help remove sweat. Mane-comb: A comb used for brushing the horse's mane. Hoof pick: A hooked...

The Huangshan softshell turtle or horse-hoof softshell turtle (Pelodiscus huangshanensis) is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. It is endemic...

Hippopus hippopus, also known as the Horse Hoof clam and Strawberry clam, is a species of giant clam in the Subfamily Tridacninae and the genus Hippopus...

bone in the front and rear legs of horses, cattle, pigs and other ruminants. It is encased by the hoof capsule. In horses and other odd-toed ungulates it...

laminitis in the left hind hoof—a potentially life-threatening affliction that is common in horses who shift weight to one hoof for extended periods to keep...

of damage to the hoof, bone, joints, or soft tissue. Horses are predisposed to orthopedic lameness by conformational flaws, poor hoof balance, working...

of the horse's hoof. As the name suggests, it attacks the white line, which connects the sole to the hoof wall. It is sometimes mistaken for hoof wall separation...

or engaging in practices such as trimming a hoof to expose the sensitive tissue. Tennessee Walking Horses are not allowed to be shown without passing...

Series – the Horse Hoof Question: An Enduring Myth". 20 July 2012. Adams, Cecil (6 October 1989). "In statues, does the number of feet the horse has off the...

to assist farriers in supporting the weight of the horse's hoof and leg when shoeing draft horses. Ox shoeing sling in the Dorfmuseum of Mönchhof, Austria;...

occurs in a horse if the sensitive hoof structures (usually the sensitive laminae) are penetrated by a horseshoe nail being driven through the hoof wall while...

hitching a hidden ride on the Horse's hoof. When the horse was about to cross the finish line, the snake jumped out, scaring the horse, and thus edging it out...

the Preakness, a three-inch quarter crack was discovered on the horse's left front hoof, the same injury that he experienced in both of his front hooves...