If your farrier cuts away a large portion of your horse’s frog, you may want to consider shoes and pads. They can put medicated packing into the hoof before putting a pad over the hoof.

If you plan to step up your riding routine—for a busy showing season, longer trail rides or other more intensive ...

Hipparion’s hoof prints apparently lacked a frog on the hoof, which added weight to the idea that the side toes of older horses now contribute to the stretchy frog of modern horses.

A healthy frog is key to promoting the horse’s ability to land and load through each digit. Just as roof guttering channels rainwater away, the frog vents the underside of the hoof.

The Normal Hoof The hoof is composed of a number of regions, including the wall, sole, frog, and the white line. The hoof wall bears most of the horse's weight and is most vulnerable to wear and ...

One of the biggest troubles with discussing horse hoof trimming and balance is that when it comes to hoof balance, there isn't a set definition. This makes it challenging for everyone to ...

However, if a horse already has thrush when pads are applied, the condition can worsen if improper packing is used. Steve ...

All the moisture in the air and on the ground can lead to thrush - a bacterial infection in the part of the horses hoof called the frog.

Find out how to identify and treat thrush in horses' hooves, a degenerative infection of the frog which causes it to rot away and has a distinctive aroma ...

“I’m cleaning out her frog right here,” Head explained while he trimmed a hoof, “This is called the frog area right here, this is the heart of the hoof, this is where the blood supply ...