“We put weight on them and we give them the best care we possibly can.” LeAnn Guelker has been caring for the animals with stripes, horns, and hooves, including Cleveland the Clydesdale. Now, the ...

They are ‘cloven-hoofed’ which enables them to get their tenacious grip on near vertical slopes. Antelope, buffalo, impala and gazelle have four toes on each foot, but stand tiptoe on the two central ...

After conducting physical experiments observing actual moose feet, researchers found that cloven hooves are key to maneuvering through mud and similarly waterlogged terrain. This is due to the ...

Simon Godon, the doctoral candidate at the TalTech Centre for Biorobotics, combined his observations on his parents' cattle farm in Berry, France, with his knowledge of mechanical engineering and ...

One winter hazard that riders in northern climes know well is ice balls. When snow and ice get packed under a horse’s hoof, it warms up slightly against the sole, then freezes readily against the cold ...