A special horseshoe nail designed to provide temporary hard surface traction. Made by Mustad, Inc.... ↪ Read more

See: Horny Frog and Sensitive Frog.... ↪ Read more

A hoof trimming technique in which the heels are trimmed back to the widest point of the frog, then the toe is beveled in a manner akin to what would be done in preparation for a rockered toe horseshoe. The quarters are then rasped until they would no longer bear weight on a firm surface. This... ↪ Read more

(1.) Chapman: Features the support of the PIII via carefully applied frog pressure. Supporting the PIII in this way prevents further sinking of the bone and restores the circulation of blood which was compromised by the founder. This is often accomplished with a heart-bar shoe. Popularized by Burney... ↪ Read more

The standing position often assumed by horses during acute laminitis. The hind feet will be placed far forward of their usual position, and will bear an inordinate amount of weight. The fore hooves will be placed out in front of the animal, and may bear weight only at the heels.... ↪ Read more

Founder rings are horizontal ridges in the hoof wall that instead of running parallel to the coronet (as grass rings do) are farther apart from the coronet at the heels than the toe.... ↪ Read more

[Old French afondrer, to founder or sink. From the Latin fundus, bottom.]: The mechanical result of laminitis. The tip of the PIII sinks downward towards the sole near the toe. Sole bruising, abscesses, and hoof distortion commonly occur.... ↪ Read more

[Latin for ditch, plural fossae]: A pit, indention, or cannel in a bone.... ↪ Read more

A fault in gait which results in the toe of a hind hoof striking the solar surface of its lateral fore hoof. Similar, but not identical, to overreaching.... ↪ Read more

A device used to heat horseshoes and other metal stock. Gas forges usually burn propane (sometimes natural) gas within an insulated steel or cast iron housing. Gas forges tend to be easier to set up and use than coal forges. Gas forges come in blower and atmospheric varieties.... ↪ Read more

A device used to heat horseshoes and other metal stock. Some form of bellows or blower is used to force air into a burning pile of coal (sometimes charcoal), producing heat sufficient to incinerate steel. Coal fire is hotter and welds more easily than gas, but extra skill and effort are needed to... ↪ Read more

(1.) A furnace used to heat metal. (2.) The workshop of a farrier or blacksmith. (3.) To make something out of metal.... ↪ Read more