Dear Dr. Vittoria: My gelding had a hoof abscess that took two weeks to break open. I have never had one rupture at the top of the hoof before. Normally, they come out the bottom. Is there anything ...

Dear Dr. Vittoria: My horse had a hoof abscess for over a week before it finally broke out. How long do you soak them before getting concerned? – Anonymous Dear Anonymous: Hoof abscesses usually form ...

Belmont favorite Classic Empire will not race Saturday.The Preakness runner-up was pulled from the third leg of the Triple Crown Wednesday morning due to an abscess in his right front hoof.Trainer ...

Two-year-old champion Classic Empire continues to be bothered by a hoof abscess and will not enter the March 4 Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park, the Daily Racing Form reported Sunday. Trainer Mark ...

One of the most common calls an ambulatory equine practitioner receives is that from a panicked owner whose horse becomes three-legged lame seemingly overnight, said Ryan Penno, DVM, a practitioner at ...

Juvenile champion Classic Empire will not start as expected in the Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) March 4 at Gulfstream Park, trainer Mark Casse said Feb. 19. Casse said the colt's foot ...

An abscess on the left front hoof forced City by Night out of today's Kentucky Derby, reducing the field to 19, the number that ran last year. "He is tender on it, and he is going to be fine in a day ...

Haikal will not be racing in Saturday's Kentucky Derby due to a hoof abscess on his left front, reports Daily Racing Form's David Grening. Haikal is the second scratch for the 145th running of the ...

Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner, suffered a significant setback in his recovery this weekend, undergoing surgery to treat a "deep subsolar abscess" that had developed in the heel of his right hoof.

HONG KONG, Dec 9 AAP - Buffering has missed a gallop in preparation for the Hong Kong Sprint but trainer Robert Heathcote insists the four-time Group One winner will take his place in Sunday's race.