Should horses and similar animals wear horseshoes or go “barefoot?” It’s not a facetious question. Horse owners have strong opinions on both sides. Sometimes it’s hard to imagine that nature’s own way ...

He said there's never really a slow season as a farrier. Racehorses wear through shoes in about a month. "I wouldn't trade it for anything," Trow said. "It's physically demanding on your body, but I ...

Horses have been central to human transportation and agriculture for centuries. These symbols of power and speed require hoof care and new shoes every four to six weeks to stay on the job. But why?

Proper hoof care is essential to any domesticated horse's overall comfort and health, but the question of whether a horse need shoes depends on the individual animal. Horse owners use shoes for ...

Ross Smith, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, has shod horses for 40 years—a career that led him to develop an innovative tool for balancing a horse’s hoof when trimming and shoeing. “I grew up on a ...

"When shoeing a horse, you want to first evaluate what the feet look like from a general, overall standpoint. But I know Jake quite well so I'll just get started," Rennie said. He bends next to the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Kentucky company is set to release the perfect pair of shoes for horses. Horse Kicks is based in Lexington. It was created by Lexington native and lifelong "sneakerhead" ...

Without regular trimming, a horse’s hooves will continue to grow, eventually becoming so long that each hoof curls at the toe ...

Keith Warner, owner of KW Horseshoeing based out of Great Barrington, is a second-generation farrier who learned the historic craft nearly 30 years ago while he was still in high school from his ...

HANCOCK COUNTY — The twists and turns of life landed Brandt Walden exactly where he is supposed to be — making a living taking care of horse hooves. While Walden, 21, Wilkinson, had visions of ...

Sneakerhead Marcus Floyd, 39, has been designing shoes since 2018. In 2022, the tourist site Visit Lex reached out to Floyd to design those same sneakers for horses. Since Horse Kicks' launch, Floyd ...