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

Bowlegged... ↪ Read more

Knock-kneed... ↪ Read more

Average 5.5 quarts per day (3 to 9 range), deep yellow to brown color.... ↪ Read more

Describes a horse who suffers from a defect or condition which could lead to lameness. An unsound horse might not be currently lame.... ↪ Read more

On one side only.... ↪ Read more

See: Underrun heels.... ↪ Read more

The slope of the heels is shallower than that of the toe as viewed from the side. This reduces the posterior support of the hoof. Heels need not be short to be underrun. a.k.a: Run-under heels; underslung heels.... ↪ Read more