General Horse Foot Care - "Farrier-Friendly" series By Bryan S. Farcus, BS, CF. The old saying "No Foot, No Horse" is one horse people like to recite all the time. What constitutes a healthy foot? As equine experts, you will have to be familiar with and responsible for the "Life-Line" of your horse – his feet.

Care of Your Horse's Feet, an article by Wayne Loch, Department of Animal Sciences at University of Missouri-Columbia. Foot care is one of the most neglected horse management practices. Most lameness that impairs the usefulness of a horse can be prevented by proper foot care and reasonable management.

It's best to have your horse trimmed and shod every six to eight weeks, in addition to picking your horse's hoofs daily to remove dirt and debris. Here are some more things to consider when caring for your horse's hoofs.

Care of Your Horse's Feet, Part I - written by University of Missouri/Columbia Extension Division. Foot care is one of the most neglected horse management practices. Most lameness that impairs the useful-ness of a horse can be prevented by proper foot care and reasonable management.

How to recognize foot problems. Keep in mind that the following are generalizations. The signs that one sees are based on the interpretation of pain relative to the individual horse. How it interprets the painful response and the intensity will, obviously, determine the way in which the animal uses a given limb.

Bryan Farcus is the creator of "Farrier-Friendly" articles and products aimed at improving the general understanding of horseshoeing through horsemanship. He is a certified farrier and head of the Department of Farrier Science at Meredith Manor International Equestrian Centre, has been combining the skills of horseshoeing, teaching and riding for the past ten years. He has also achieved a BS in Business Management.

Basic Principles of Foot Care and Cold Shoeing of Horses, an article by Wayne Loch, Department of Animal Sciences at University of Missouri-Columbia. The old adage "no foot, no horse" is as true as ever. Lameness of feet and legs is the cause of most permanent incapacitations of horses. The foot care your horse receives can hasten or delay permanent unsoundness.