He noted that these shoes can help horses with thin soles and walls, underrun heels, white line disease, chronic laminitis, and full-thickness toe cracks. "This shoe concept has been very beneficial ...

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. -- Every time the outlook was grim for Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner pulled through like a champ. Time will tell if he can do it again. After months of upbeat progress reports ...

Barbaro was doing "much better" Friday morning, a day after his veterinarian said the Kentucky Derby winner was a "long shot" to survive a potentially fatal hoof disease. "He had a good night last ...

A horse's hoof is not a single, solid body part. It's a complex combination of parts, an evolutionary marvel that allows a half-ton animal to run at tremendous speeds on the tips of its toes. But when ...

Laminitis, the painful foot malady that may well cut short the life of Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, is one of the oldest and most common veterinary problems associated with horses. It is painful for ...

A study published in the peer-reviewed Frontiers in Microbiology Journal in September showed promising results for treatment of laminitis with a new drug called methylated tirilazad (product name: PTP ...

Flash and Casey are right up there with Secretariat and Barbaro. Little Dixie, Chief, and Midnight are not far behind. The Animal Health Foundation (AHF), a U.S. charity dedicated exclusively to ...