The living architecture of a horse hoof — laminae, fascia and blood vessels — is meant to stay in alignment with the bone.

Coffin bone rotation a misleading phrase

The coffin bone isn’t the thing moving wrong in coffin bone rotation, and that distinction matters when talking about laminitis in horse health

The coffin bone isn’t the thing moving in cases of coffin bone rotation; the horse’s hoof capsule is. The distinction matters when talking about laminitis and horse health.


Excess weight increases physical strain, making existing cracks from weak keratin or poor mechanics worse.

Horse gut health helps prevent hoof cracks

Avoiding hoof cracks begins with giving your horse a diet that supports gut health, followed by good hoof care

Avoiding hoof cracks begins with giving your horse a diet that supports gut health, followed by good hoof care like proper trimming.

Horse shipping crates can be seen waiting to be loaded at Richardson International Airport.

Horse-for-slaughter trial delayed

A Manitoba horse farm faces one charge based on a 2022 air shipment that animal rights group says was not compliant with livestock transportation rules

A Manitoba horse farm faces one charge based on a 2022 air shipment that animal rights goup says was not compliant with livestock transportation rules







The art of slow feeding horses

The art of slow feeding horses

Get started with slow feeding in your horse’s routine: Here’s what to expect and the benefits horse owners can anticipate

Slow feeding horses: How to get started, what to expect and the benefits horse owners can expect to see when hay is no longer getting eaten all at once.

Horse hoof care goes barefoot

Horse hoof care goes barefoot

The barefoot philosophy has dug its way off the fringe of horse care; here’s how it has changed the conversation around hoof health

The barefoot movement has dug its way into mainstream horse care; here’s how argument for dropping the horseshoes has changed the conversation.