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 ...

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 ...

Managing horses goes hand in hand with managing ailments. While some horse health problems are relatively quick and simple to treat, others are more difficult and tedious. Often, foot problems fall ...

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 female Joseph, a male Mary and a veterinary star travelled to Bethlehem with a mule just before Christmas – having to deal with a couple of foot abscesses and PPID (Cushing’s)-related issues en ...

The blind mare is more than 20 years old. This was a rescue that emergency workers in Germantown, Ohio, won't soon forget. A horse that is more than 20 years old and blind fell backward into an 8-foot ...

Hoof care is one of the most important elements of horse care and keeping them sound and well, from the moment they are a newborn all the way through to their twilight years, as those hooves go ...