Off The Track Thoroughbreds: All with Beautiful Rehabilitated Feet

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Once and for all let's make a concerted effort to debunk a popular myth that thoroughbreds have shelly walls, thin soles, pencil thin frogs and for these reasons they need shoes. "The hell!" I...

A Charming New Addition

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Sometimes, no matter how much you try to force something to work, it just wasn't meant to be. I wrote about my big grey gelding, Khopy, frequently in this blog throughout the past year....

Reflections On Booting Lessons Learned

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Submitted by Leslie Spitzer, Team Easyboot 2012 MemberIt's hard to believe that yet another ride season is wrapping up. It seems like it just started. Also along with the end of ride season another...

Don’t Give Up!

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It's a known fact that having your horse barefoot is healthier than having your horse in shoes. Many horses will go their entire lives with shoes and not show any outward signs of damage but even...

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...

Transition Tuesday: There’s Something Funky Going On

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There's something funky going on at Gotta Go Ranch.Redford and Rocky I'm not sure what it is, but all the horses are going through big changes in their feet. Take Redford and Rocky for instance....

Managing the Club Hoof

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Many articles have been written about club 'footed' horses. Actually, horse do not have 'feet', dogs and humans do, but horses have hooves. Therefore the term 'barefoot', as much as it is in common...

Why the Anger Toward Shod Owners? Why the Hatred Directed at Barefoot Owners?

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I've seen many conflicts over the last couple of months between well-meaning horse owners who believe either in the shod horse or barefoot horse, but not both.  The conflicts often escalate and end in...

Fitting Zahara’s Spare Part

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Submitted by Stacey Maloney, Team Easyboot 2012 MemberLast summer my Competitive Trail Riding prospect, Zahara, broke my heart when she suffered a pretty bad heel bulb laceration - twice. Instead of spending the summer...

Transition Tuesday Returns

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Back By Popular Demand It sounds a bit tacky to say it, but I've been receiving quite a few requests over the last month to reinstate the Transition Tuesday blog posts I was writing for EasyCare....