The Frog: Bare Vs Shod

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I rode a few horses barefoot the other day and out on the trail I ran into some hoof prints of a horse that was clearly wearing shoes. As I looked at the hoof...

A Good Day at Work

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Unfortunately as a hoof care practitioner you come into contact with a fair amount of neglected equines. A little over a year ago, one of my clients discovered a donkey that had been dumped...

Do You Boot? Trail 11 Along the Verde River in Arizona

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Last October (2009,) a friend and I rode trail 11 from Twin Buttes TH to Horseshoe Dam. We camped about a mile or two down the road from the official TH. This was as...

Rx Hoof Boots Aid in Asymmetry Rehabilitation

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Here at EasyCare, we have some top notch individuals working along side us as dealers. The following article was written by Jason McClure out of Hutchinson, Kansas. For eight years, Jason shod horses for just about every discipline imaginable....

Tex and His Easyboots

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Renee and Tex with the Easyboot Rx. The first time I heard from Renee was a very desperate telephone call saying that her horse, Tex, had foundered. Since that time, Renee has transitioned Tex to barefoot...

Nutrition is Part of Natural Hoof Care

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By Kentucky Equine Research Inc. Article # 16666 The nutritionists at Kentucky Equine Research are frequently asked questions about dietary influences on hoof health. Questions have been posed by farriers, veterinarians, trainers, and owners. In...

How to Check Hoof Balance

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Would you like to impress your trimmer? A fun exercise to try at home is determining if your horse’s hoof is balanced. All you need is a ruler and a permanent marker. Hoof care professionals...

Who Holds the Key to Barefoot Hoof Care?

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Hoof care practitioners and veterinarians provide valuable knowledge and services to improve and/or maintain our horse's hoof care regimen, and they're happy to help, but they don't ultimately hold the keys to barefoot success....

Hoof and Joint Care for Your Older Equine

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By Les Sellnow The aging process brings with it some inevitable changes in horses. As is often the case with humans, the horse's joints begin to stiffen as he gets older. Eventually, many horses...

A Barefoot Hoof Trimmer’s Guide to Tool Use

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Now that you've selected your hoof knife, nippers and rasp, you're ready to actually use them. But for a lot of folks, the first trims feel really awkward, and the tools unwieldy. Natural hoof...