Watch the hot shoeing process as the farrier heats, shapes, and fits the horseshoe for a precise finish!

Do you think your horse moves a bit unevenly after a trim? You might be right. Researchers recently showed that while routine farriery care had little influence overall on horses' movement, horses do ...

The right pair of shoes can make all the difference. This is as true for horses as it is for people, according to new research from animal scientists and engineers from UConn. Sarah Reed, associate ...

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Four-point shoeing was developed by farrier Gene Ovnicek and vet Bob Bowker, both from the US, who studied the natural wear of mustangs’ hooves. They found most of the weight was borne by the sole ...

Dr. Scott Palmer describes some common shoeing techniques for racehorses.

One of the pictures to be seen in the machine, for example, was that of a blacksmith shop in which two men were working, one shoeing a horse, the other heating iron at the forge. One would be seen to ...