Old Dogs and New Tricks
Having had shod horses "forever"...started to rethink barefoot when my 25 year old's feet were looking so out of balance in shoes...and he was moving as if his feet hurt...and I couldn't get the...
My Missouri Fox Trotter is Now in Boots
I had the shoes taken off of my Fox trotter a year ago to go bare. He gaits very well without shoes but I want to be able to ride him in the Missouri...
Older Horses: Hoof and Joint Care
During my daily conversations with our customers, I'm finding that more and more people are calling me about their older horse. Many are very proud because they have transitioned an older horse from shoes to...
Roll With It!
The "mustang roll", or rounding of the edges of the hoof wall, was first noticed by observing the way the wild mustangs of the western United States wear their hooves through constant movement over...
How to maintain Barefoot Horse Hooves
Barefoot Equine has a video on how to maintain your horses Barefoot Hoofs through natural hoof trimming and also addresses some common horse hoof problems.
The video has a simple guide to proper Barefoot hoof...
Rx Hoof Boots Aid in Asymmetry Rehabilitation
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....
A Journey Back to How it is Meant To Be
Submitted by Kicki Westman, Team Easyboot 2011 Member
The reason why I started to use Easyboots was simply that I didnt see a good reason to shoe my Icelandic horse Vinur anymore. He was now an...
Is Your Horse Really a Goat?
With all the different trim styles out there it can be difficult to make value decisions for your horse’s feet. Every horse is different, and depending on the environment, the horse’s job and where...
Grabbing Not Squishing
During a consultation with Dr. Tomas Teskey, DVM, he said that horses feet should "grab the ground and not go squish." In that instant I got a visual of a perfectly formed hoof capsule...
Horse Hoof Confirmation
Horse Hoof Conformation ... interesting article I found at www.localriding.com!
Horse hoof conformation is the result of the 50-million-year evolution of the horse.
Both wild and domesticated species share a similar hoof shape and function and...
