Shoes and shoeing

How to help prevent your horse from losing a shoe

An extraordinary grey, a ‘tiny’ horse with no-nail shoes and a win ‘you can only dream of’

Royal Windsor 5* winner’s go-faster shoes: ‘Every little bit helps!’

Pioneering rubber horseshoe designed to improve equine welfare

Relief for apprentice farriers as delayed exams get the go-ahead

Wait continues for apprentice farriers due to sit exams

Farriers’ shock as organisations’ dispute leaves exams in limbo

Myth, magic and mystery: 12 interesting facts you might not know about horseshoes

British rider makes her Burghley debut on a mare wearing ‘very special’ shoes

Young event horse escapes serious injury in freak accident: ‘When she wins Burghley this will just be part of her story’

Connections pay tribute to late friend following Blenheim best-shod horse award

Welder creates beautiful horse head when freed from day job

“It will be up for sale, but I just like looking at it at the moment.”

Things to consider before removing your horse’s shoes this winter

Is it right for shod horses to have their shoes taken off 
over the winter months during a break from work? 
Richard Stephenson MRCVS weighs up the options...

The perfect fit: Standard and therapeutic shoeing options for your horse

Your farrier has a huge array of standard and therapeutic options at his disposal to optimise your horse’s health and performance, as Briony Reed discovers

Road nail study paves the way for future farriery research *H&H Plus*

What can be done to avoid lost shoes? *H&H Plus*

Does it feel as though your horse is always losing shoes? Master farrier Ben Benson AWCF looks at the likely causes...

New research backs use of plastic shoes for laminitics

Research has shown the shoes could make equines with laminitis more comfortable

H&H question of the week: to shoe, or not to shoe — should my horse go barefoot?

Rick Farr of Farr & Pursey Equine Vets shares his expert advice on the pros and cons of going unshod with horses and ponies

Barefoot versus shoes: what's the verdict?

The approach to perfect hoof health has become contentious, at times even a combative discussion between shoeing the horse or keeping it barefoot

Welfare warning after reports of illegal farriery

“It is a black and white situation whether a farrier is on the register”