The Equine Documentalist

Winter is coming and with it comes the rain and mud and boggy fields. The reality is in the wild […]

For thousands of years horses roamed the grasslands, surviving, thriving and all without the need for something applied to the

Nature has an inherent ability to improve, to adapt, to survive and to overcome. The miracle of the evolutionary complexities

Hoof pastern axis (HPA) is a term for the relationship between the hoof and the pastern. There are three categories

Tensegrity, a combination of the words “tension” and “integrity”, is a principle that has been used in structural engineering for

Every biological entity is made up of systems upon systems, existing in symbiosis for the collective good. Even our own

Social norms are a collective representation of acceptable group conduct and an individual’s perception of their particular groups conduct. They

This debate is often fiercely contested and remains controversial with two schools of thought, traditionally diametrically opposed. As the author

Most horses will suffer with a severe unilateral lameness at one time in their life, when this is for prolonged

The ability to withstand concussive and load forces is vitally important in musculoskeletal health and the hoof is on the

There is conflicting rhetoric traversing the social universe about the importance and ideals of phalangeal alignment and stance angles, concepts

Shoeing cycle length is a vitally important factor in hoof health and controlling the morphological changes associated with hoof growth