An infection of the white line, caused by anerobic keratinolytic bacteria.... ↪ Read more

The border between the sole and the hoof wall as seen on the solar view of the hoof. Usually colored pale yellow, as opposed to the water line which is normally white. Deterioration of the white line and/or inner hoof wall is called white line disease, seedy toe, and onychomycosis.... ↪ Read more

The process of joining metal surfaces by heating them in a forge until they are slightly molten, then hammering them together on the anvil. Good forge welds are very strong, beadless, and may be impossible to detect with the naked eye.... ↪ Read more

A horseshoe which is graduated in thickness from a thin toe to thick heels. This has the effect of raising the hoof angle. A reverse wedge shoe raises the toe and lowers the hoof angle. Lateral wedge shoes alter the mediolateral balance of the foot.... ↪ Read more

Leather or rubber used for building up one side or the other between the hoof and shoe.... ↪ Read more

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