Farrier Tools & Techniques

Explore the history and biomechanics of egg-bar horseshoes in this advanced review of recent research, including studies from 2023 and 2025. Learn how egg-bars influence caudal support, tendon strain, navicular loading, and coffin-bone movement, with practical insights into fitting, footing, clinical uses, and limitations.

Learn how rolled toe horseshoes influence breakover, hoof rollover, and lower limb mechanics. Explore their design, practical uses, limitations, and differences from rocker toes, with peer-reviewed research explaining what these modifications can and cannot achieve.

Hoof balance describes how the shape and alignment of the hoof work with the internal structures of the foot and lower limb during standing and movement. This evidence-based guide explains static and dynamic balance, center of pressure, mediolateral and toe-to-heel loading, breakover, trimming, footing, and why a balanced hoof cannot be defined by perfect symmetry or one universal formula.

Learn how rocker toe horseshoes influence breakover, what conditions they can help with, and when to stay away from them.

Learn the biomechanical principles that govern hoof landing, impact forces, and breakover mechanics.

The official trimming and shoeing guide of Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School

Finding the correct horseshoe size isn’t just about comfort—it’s about protecting your horse’s hooves, supporting healthy biomechanics,...

When it comes to therapeutic shoeing, few tools are as widely used—or misunderstood—as the egg bar shoe. These shoes aren’t just for horses with navicular pain or quarter cracks. When used correctly, they provide targeted support for the back of the hoof, stabilize the hoof capsule, and can even help horses work more comfortably in soft footing. In this post, we’ll break down what egg bars are, how they work, when they’re used (and when they shouldn’t be), and what to conside