The width of the stock from which a horseshoe is made.... ↪ Read more

A colt or filly weaved from its mother (usually 6 months to 1 year of age).... ↪ Read more

W.C.F.: Worshipful Company of Farriers. An organization of farriers in England. Founded in 1356 as the "Marshalls of the City of London", it was chartered under its current name in 1674. Address: 27 Kennedy Croft, Sheldon, Birmingham, Great Britain.... ↪ Read more

Inner, unpigmented hoof wall which is sometimes mistaken for the white line.... ↪ Read more

The outer, horny part of the hoof which is the primary weight bearing structure of the equine foot.... ↪ Read more

The slowest gait of any breed of horse.... ↪ Read more

Common abreviation for White Line Disease.... ↪ Read more

Brand of horseshoe nails from 1867 to 1936. First made with the cold rolled machine process.... ↪ Read more

Pertaining to the sole.... ↪ Read more

A nutrient compound either C20-H3-0O or C20-H28-O found in fish-liver oils, milk, some yellow and green vegetables, and egg yolks. Maryland farrier Henry Heymering suggests 100,000 IU per day of vitamin A for an average sized horse to prevent surface cracks in new hoof horn and hoof infections.... ↪ Read more

Expression coined by R.F. Redden, DVM, to describe excessive use of the hoof knife by veterinarians.... ↪ Read more

Any of the relatively thin-walled vessels which carry blood from the tissues back to the the heart and lungs to be re-oxygenated.... ↪ Read more