He has had a small acrylic patch protecting a minor crack in the hoof wall.

The weight of the animal is normally borne by both the sole and the edge of the hoof wall.

"Once the frog is cleaned out, you must check the hoof wall for cracks."

This can cause serious problems for the animal, resulting in chronic lameness and damage to the hoof wall.

The hoof wall was actually no thicker than half the nail of my index finger.

Arabians usually have dense, strong bone, and good hoof walls.

I shoed eight of his horses and took care of one that had white line disease, where bacteria gets inside the hoof wall.

But the left hoof wall has been improving.

They agreed to remove 80 percent of the ruined hoof wall and to give the colt some more time.

Pads have a metal band that runs across the hoof wall to help keep them on the horse's foot.