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Equine Canker: What It Is, Why It Happens, and How to Manage It Effectively
Equine canker is a chronic, progressive disease affecting the hoof, most commonly the frog. It involves abnormal growth and breakdown of the hoof’s outer tissue layers. Learn what causes it, how to recognize it, and how to treat it.

Horse Education Online
5 min read


Hoof Dressings: An Evidence-Based Review
Hoof dressings are widely used and heavily marketed, but are the claimed benefits backed up by science? Learn what research has to say about hoof dressings.

Horse Education Online
8 min read


Splint Bone Injuries, an Advanced Overview
Learn everything there is to know about splint bones, from their anatomy to possible injuries and their symptoms.

Horse Education Online
7 min read


Know Your Numbers: A Simple, Practical Calculator for Farriers to Price Work
This quick and easy calculator can help farriers estimate the cost of shoeing and trimming horses.

Horse Education Online
5 min read


What Is a Farrier? Meaning, Job, Training and Career Path
Find out what it is like to be a professional farrier

Horse Education Online
10 min read
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