The digital pulse is simply a reflection of blood flow through the hoof’s vasculature, and circulation can change for many reasons. It's important to consider a digital pulse in the context of a range of symptoms.

A horse’s joints are nourished by motion. Cartilage has no blood supply of its own. It lives off the ebb and flow of synovial fluid. Every step your horse takes creates a tiny compress‑and‑release cycle that pushes nutrients in and waste products out. Thousands of those micro‑cycles a day are what keep cartilage healthy.

Hoof rings aren’t just a record of the past, they’re a forecast. Because a hoof takes about a year to grow, the ring you’re looking at today was created under the same seasonal conditions you could be standing in now.

Bars are not decorative ridges. They’re structural beams, formed by the hoof wall folding inward at the heels. They brace the back of the hoof, support the internal tissues, and help the capsule resist distortion. They are part of the horse’s shock‑absorbing system which is the part you can’t see.

Sole grows slowly - but it does grow when the conditions are right. Quality nutrition is the earliest, most powerful lever you can pull, and it’s one owners can control without waiting for a crisis.

Navicular syndrome is a chronic degenerative condition affecting the structures within a horse’s hoof, especially the navicular bone and surrounding tissues. It’s a leading cause of front limb lameness in mature riding horses. Most veterinarians regard it as ‘incurable’. A diagnosis of navicular syndrome is very distressing for any horse owner, but there is hope. There are aspects of management that you as a horse owner can control.

A sample diet for a mid-sized pony

Use of shoes in different cultures throughout history and it's implications for soundness today

Hoof thrush is a common bacterial infection that affects the frog of a horse's hoof, leading to foul-smelling discharge, and discomfort.

Laminitis, or 'founder' is a common and painful condition that affects horses' hooves, causing lameness and discomfort.

It’s often thought that horses with white hooves are more prone to problems such as cracks, chips, and other hoof-related issues

Seedy toe, also known as white line disease, is a common hoof condition in horses. But does it come from the inside or the outside?

Horses with hoof thrush can be very lame. We have helped horses who were almost put down for chronic 'navicular' that actually had thrush.

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