Castrated male mule.... ↪ Read more

Is a rubbery-like cushion found in the back of the hoof.... ↪ Read more

See: Contracted hoof.... ↪ Read more

Is a device used to locate lameness or trouble areas in the horse's hoof.... ↪ Read more

Corresponds to machine-made shoe size or steel length to cover hoof wall with a 3/4 inch web shoe.... ↪ Read more

Any of a number of artificial varnishes which reduce the transfer of moisture between the hoof and the environment.... ↪ Read more

Roughly horizontal distortions on the hoof wall which may be caused by changes in diet, environment, season, or by illness. Uneven hoof rings may indicate that the horse has been foundered. a.k.a: Growth rings; fever rings.... ↪ Read more

Used to remove excess hoof wall.... ↪ Read more

A tool used only for removing excess hoof wall.... ↪ Read more

Used for cutting excess horn from the sole of the hoof.... ↪ Read more

The tough, insensitive parts of the hoof, such as the wall, are made of horn. The wall is composed of fibers which grow downward from the coronary band called tubular horn. These are cemented together by intertubular horn. The approximate moisture content of hoof horn is 25% for the wall, 33% for... ↪ Read more

The enlargement where the hoof joins the digit at the coronary region and above.... ↪ Read more