Should horses and similar animals wear horseshoes or go “barefoot?” It’s not a facetious question. Horse owners have strong opinions on both sides. Sometimes it’s hard to imagine that nature’s own way ...

If there’s one item of clothing that we tend to be relieved to remove at the end of the day, it’s our shoes. That feeling highlights how uncomfortable modern shoes can be – and why, according to some, ...

Irish adventurer Eamonn Keaveney has been walking barefoot across Europe for the past eight months, breaking a Guinness World Record on the way. He tells Helen O’Callaghan about the ups and downs, the ...