Horse A – Fergus’ Feet Shrink
In our last installment, Fergus had transitioned seamlessly into Easyboot Gloves with nary a hiccup and Roo was well on the way to keeping boots on his feet. We were practically "experts", smug in...
Do You Boot? Trail 11 Along the Verde River in Arizona
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...
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...
Reporting on the Cooley Ranch Endurance Ride
Submitted by Christina KramlichLast weekend I had the pleasure to attend the Cooley Ranch Ride in Sonoma County, California. As far as I’m concerned, it’s a must-do event. The beautiful setting on a private...
Easyboots on Parade
Submitted by Susan Gill, Team Easyboot 2011 MemberJuly 3rd was an eventful day, the culmination of months of planning for many people, starting with my mate Barry - Lt.Col. (Ret.) - a retired Australian...
Relief Is Just An Hour Away!
I recently posted about transition in my newest horse, Khopy. I decided to give him some longer-term support, by gluing on Easycare Glue-On Shells with Goober Glue.I trimmed him just a tad (backed up...
Barefoot Hoof Care – Why Barefoot?
In recent years, a growing contingent of the equine community has begun to question traditional hoof care. Why do so many of our domestic horses suffer from hoof ailments? Why are our veterinarians and...
Natural Hoof Care Terms
A lot of horse owners these days are moving towards doing their own barefoot trimming. Below are some natural hoof care terms that are always good to know when looking to start doing your own hoof...
Bringing Up Baby. Or, Lord, Give Me Strength.
Last summer, I got the crazy idea in my head that I wanted to raise a youngster to be my next superstar endurance/dressage horse. Yay! My very own baby to raise and start and...
The Relationship Between Heel-First Landings and Breakover
I found an interesting article about heel-first landing and breakover on barefoothorse.The barefoot movement and its veterinary researchers have come up with a reliable way to determine whether a hoof is well-trimmed overall. The...