A hoof abscess is a localized bacterial infection in the sensitive structures (lamina) of the foot. Pus is produced as a reaction by the horse’s immune system to battle the ongoing infection. The pus ...

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott's plan was to send Art Collector to the Jersey Shore to run in the $400,000 Monmouth Cup Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park July 22, but a foot abscess will keep the two-time ...

A gutted Owen Burrows revealed July 6 that Anmaat will not take on Paddington and Emily Upjohn in Saturday's Coral-Eclipse Stakes (G1) at Sandown Racecourse after an abscess developed on his foot. The ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) -- This year our area has seen record breaking rain fall -- and it's causing problems for horses. All the moisture in the air and on the ground can lead to thrush - a bacterial ...