Equine veterinarians focus on a horse’s total health and wellness. Farriers are experts in horse foot and hoof care. These professionals work together to solve many horse foot ailments. Horse owners ...

COVINGTON, Georgia (CNN)-- From the Civil War to the taming of the West to the Kentucky Derby, horses have played an essential role in the forging of American history, and the farrier has been there ...

Equine professionals give their insight on farrier work and the importance of a complete team working together to get the best results for performance horses. Getting equine professionals to agree on ...

"No foot, no horse" is the motto of the American Farrier's Association. The slogan acknowledges the importance of feet to an animal that essentially walks and runs on its version of fingernails. And ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - It takes a lot of work to get a Derby horse ready for the track. From jockeys to trainers, everyone depends on farriers. Those are the professionals who trim hooves and shoe ...

Saunders grew up in Las Vegas and moved to Dickinson when he was in the sixth grade. After dropping out of DSU, he started ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 11—Taking care of and protecting horses' hooves is a profession that goes back thousands of years. While most people in today ...

Horseshoes traditionally mean good luck, but not always for the people who work with them. Nervous animals weighing upward of 1,000 pounds can easily cause broken bones, cracked ribs or muscle ...

On a balmy morning in mid-July under a tent in the middle of a field in Litchfield, the flies taunting his horses, Jason Spieth is crossing his fingers that rain would stay away so he can teach his ...

If you’ve ever dreamed of owning a horse of your own or are about to get one, there are two people who will become very important in your life. One is an equine veterinarian, and the other is a ...