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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hoof cracks in the wall of the horse’s foot can range from being little more than a cosmetic blemish to a serious cause of lameness and pain. They can run vertically or horizontally, when they appear ...

After his 2-year-old season, Classic Empire had the look and pedigree to be the best in his class. It hasn’t gone that way as a 3-year-old, and the bad-luck colt has been pulled from the 2017 Belmont ...

The favorite for the Belmont Stakes race on Saturday, Classic Empire, has had to pull out after an abscess was found in his right front hoof. Trainer Mark Casse says the pocket that was discovered ...

Essentially, this is true. A horse must have all four legs and all four hooves in order to survive. Unlike a dog or a cat, who can survive on three legs, horses are very large animals and must have ...

Tony McEvoy is hopeful Alpine Eagle can still make it to the Cox Plate despite having to scratch the boom entire from Sunday’s Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. The four-year-old was with ...

Two-year-old champion Classic Empire continues to be bothered by a hoof abscess and will not enter the March 4 Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park, the Daily Racing Form reported Sunday. Trainer Mark ...