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Foot-and-mouth causes fever and blisters near the hoof and in the mouth that prevent animals from feeding, as seen in the emaciated survivors.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

Aged gray tree hunks form arches, for instance, over bridges that tower over clay-colored paths with hoof prints.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

Black cars filled with political leaders and CEOs who didn’t want to hoof it on foot clogged up the town’s two-lane main streets, where the typical year-round population is around 11,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Another said: "This one was inevitable. Policy making on the hoof inevitably sees the horse fall at the first fence."

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026

J.W. decided to ride with Dad, rather than hoof it with me and Lloyd.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

She knows she can nail this role and she really hoofs it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025

“There are scenes with galloping horses in the film, and the sound of the hoofs will match the rhythm of the music,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024

They’ve already had a decent penalty appeal turned down and now they had a free-kick right on the edge of the D. Tom Lawrence hoofs it straight into the wall.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2022

The horses’ hoofs clattered and the riders held their heads high as they rode down the main streets of town.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021

They were just beginning to scramble out, when suddenly they heard what they had all been dreading: hoofs on the road ahead.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The horses are characterised by their "large size, long legs, well-developed musculature, slender and elegant head -- set on a long, straight neck -- expressive eyes, high withers and sturdy hooves," he added.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

In Colorado, Kimberly Jones has grown her herd of goats from 25 to 250 in seven years, deploying their efficient teeth, hooves and stomachs to clear undergrowth to stem the spread of flames.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

“At any given point, the pike was a symphony of spinning wheels, creaking cabs, clopping hooves, and droning livestock,” Mr. Crytzer writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

This city may be small, but in 1926 it became immortal, the place where a fiesta, thundering hooves, and a novel collided to shape modern legend.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025

Marshaling her strength, she bends her front knees; her hooves grip and her legs boost off the plank.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes