Trainer Mark Casse kept racking his brain in the aftermath of the Feb. 4 Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes (G2) trying to come up with a reason why reigning juvenile male champion Classic Empire put in ...

Horse & Hound is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Learn more A sub-solar hoof abscess, also known ...

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott's plan was to send Art Collector to the Jersey Shore to run in the $400,000 Monmouth Cup Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park July 22, but a foot abscess will keep the two-time ...

Dear Dr. Vittoria: My horse had a hoof abscess for over a week before it finally broke out. How long do you soak them before getting concerned? – Anonymous Dear Anonymous: Hoof abscesses usually form ...

Dear Dr. Vittoria: My gelding had a hoof abscess that took two weeks to break open. I have never had one rupture at the top of the hoof before. Normally, they come out the bottom. Is there anything ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Kan. (AP) - Amy Hauck lifted the hoof of the horse, cradled it between her knees and began cleaning the sole with a hoof knife. Then she snipped away part of the hoof wall with a nipper.

A woman has been given an indefinite ban on keeping animals after she failed to provide the right care for a horse with a hoof abscess and put another at risk of laminitis. Melissa Hetherington, 45, ...

Horse owners along the Queensland coast have been urged to look after their horse's feet following the recent wet weather. Mackay veterinarian Dr Bruce Howlett says that paddocks will remain wet for a ...

I REMEMBER CLEARLY the day my beautiful palomino Lacey refused to let me pick up her left front hoof to be cleaned. The sky was bright blue and I basked under the warmth of last summer’s sun as I tied ...