Shoes and shoeing
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Relief for apprentice farriers as delayed exams get the go-ahead
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Wait continues for apprentice farriers due to sit exams
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How to help prevent your horse from losing a shoe
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Farriers’ shock as organisations’ dispute leaves exams in limbo
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Myth, magic and mystery: 12 interesting facts you might not know about horseshoes
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British rider makes her Burghley debut on a mare wearing ‘very special’ shoes
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Young event horse escapes serious injury in freak accident: ‘When she wins Burghley this will just be part of her story’
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Connections pay tribute to late friend following Blenheim best-shod horse award
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Welder creates beautiful horse head when freed from day job
“It will be up for sale, but I just like looking at it at the moment.”
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Things to consider before removing your horse’s shoes this winter
Is it right for shod horses to have their shoes taken off over the winter months during a break from work? Richard Stephenson MRCVS weighs up the options...
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The perfect fit: Standard and therapeutic shoeing options for your horse
Your farrier has a huge array of standard and therapeutic options at his disposal to optimise your horse’s health and performance, as Briony Reed discovers
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Road nail study paves the way for future farriery research *H&H Plus*
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What can be done to avoid lost shoes? *H&H Plus*
Does it feel as though your horse is always losing shoes? Master farrier Ben Benson AWCF looks at the likely causes...
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New research backs use of plastic shoes for laminitics
Research has shown the shoes could make equines with laminitis more comfortable
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H&H question of the week: to shoe, or not to shoe — should my horse go barefoot?
Rick Farr of Farr & Pursey Equine Vets shares his expert advice on the pros and cons of going unshod with horses and ponies
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Barefoot versus shoes: what's the verdict?
The approach to perfect hoof health has become contentious, at times even a combative discussion between shoeing the horse or keeping it barefoot
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Welfare warning after reports of illegal farriery
“It is a black and white situation whether a farrier is on the register”
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Copper-coated nails designed to improve hoof health
The copper-coated nails are designed to prevent microbes, such as bacteria and fungi, from entering the hoof when a horse is shod
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Fizz Marshall's therapy centre blog: Participating in some fascinating research
Fizz has been put through her paces as part of a research project and has witnessed some novel shoeing
