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Into the life of every walker, hiker or outdoor enthusiast, a little snow must fall. But that doesn’t mean activity has to drift away. To stay up and about during the cold months, many people are ...

Do you think your horse moves a bit unevenly after a trim? You might be right. Researchers recently showed that while routine farriery care had little influence overall on horses' movement, horses do ...

Navicular disease is a condition that can be caused by the structures in the navicular area of the hoof being over-stressed — ie the navicular bone, the navicular bursa and deep digital flexor tendon.

PASADENA – If none of the 254 horses in the Rose Parade slips and falls on the five-mile route Jan. 1, equestrians can thank renowned farrier Ada Gates Patton. The ...

The right pair of shoes can make all the difference. This is as true for horses as it is for people, according to new research from animal scientists and engineers from UConn. Sarah Reed, associate ...

On a cool, drizzly morning, riding instructor Bridget Campbell brushed her fingers across the withers of Chiquita, a 12-year-old Andalusian mustang boarded at Hillsboro's MCM Ranch. Chiquita's ...

A few years ago, park managers on Long Island rarely saw a snow shoer. “In our minds, that was an upstate sport,” says George Gorman, regional director of New York State parks on Long Island. Today, ...