Learn the benefits and risks of lunging a horse and how circular exercise affects the hooves, joints, tendons, and back. Explore research on circle size, speed, footing, and movement asymmetry, with practical guidance on safer lunging, recognizing fatigue, and knowing when to seek veterinary advice.

Explore the Percheron horse’s history, size, coat colors, temperament, and modern uses. Learn what makes this French draft breed suited to driving, farm work, and recreational riding, plus practical guidance on feeding, hoof care, ownership costs, and health concerns such as PSSM1 and chronic progressive lymphedema.

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.