How to Check Hoof Balance
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...
That Andalusian Can’t Go Barefoot
Trying out Amigo in California. His training was California Charro and Pleasure riding.Has anyone ever told you that your horse has hooves that can’t be barefoot?I was contacted earlier last year to help out...
Barefoot Trimming Saves Many Rescue Horses
Support your local horse rescue to benefit Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary coming up on March 6, 2010 at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park, 3482 E. River Road, Tucson, Az. Event will be held from 11:30 A.M...
Give Your Horse The Best Care, Naturally
Jenny Edwards at www.all-natural-horse-care.com has some really great barefoot and natural hoof care information. There are pictures and diagrams to help you with knowing all the different parts of a hoof.Barefoot Hoof
Below are some barefoot...
Heel-First Landing: A Good Indicator of A Balanced Trim
The barefoot horse movement and its veterinary researchers have come up with a reliable way to tell whether a horses barefoot hoof is well-trimmed overall.Traditionally, people understood the importance of breakover to a horse's...
Hoof Capsule Distortions, Part 3
During the last two discussions on hoof capsule distortions, we looked at flares and high/low syndromes and clubfeet. Today, we want to examine the medial/lateral balance in more detail.Look at the picture below:Horse AQuestion:...
Natural Barefoot Trimming; The Hoof Guided Method
A few weeks ago Dawn Willoughby mentioned a new book at the end of her blog on the Masterson Method. As a self-proclaimed "hoofoholic" I like to read, watch and listen to anything and...
A Wild Horse Trim
Consider the wild horse hoof image below. There are also some wild horse hooves on the Tribe Equus website at www.tribeequus.com. Wild hooves are quite different from what we are used to seeing around us. Spend...
The New Easyboot Fury is a Hit at the AERC Convention
At this year's annual American Endurance Ride Convention held March 7-9, EasyCare's booth showcased proven hoof protection products as well as other new products coming in 2019. EasyCare is a Platinum Level Sponsor for...
Uno’s Official 2011 Boot Sizing Ceremony
Well, so much for my "Trimming Day" plan - a two-week bout of lurgy sickness resulted in a stupendous 4 out of 24 feet being trimmed. Better than nothing, but not exactly what I'd...