Barefoot

Submitted by Kicki Westman, Team Easyboot 2011 MemberThe 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...

I have been using Old Macs for my horse for years, first after a severe founder and, then again, after a laminitis issue from this crazy winter on the ice, which resulted in a...

Take a look at the photos below and let us know what you think has happened to this horse and his once beautiful barefeet.Here is a bit of background on the horse.1.  The horse...

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...

I had the opportunity to attend the Functional Hoof Australian Conference last week in Melbourne Australia.  The conference was packed with speakers that know the horse and the really know the equine hoof.  The...

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....

Here is an excerpt from another fantastic article from The Horse's Hoof archives. This article helps show that several elements are required to be successful at keeping your horse barefoot. Please read it with an open mind.Going...

Hello, I thought I'd take a moment to share my story with you all, since having a club-footed horse can add to the difficulty of transitioning your horse barefoot successfully. I have a few...

I talk a lot here about how to go about trimming a hoof, but this week, I wanted show a hoof at each stage of my trim.Before we start, though, I think this is...

Keeping consistent with my recently decided goal of staying positive all winter, I have been trying to make something good out of something that we might normally complain about this time of year. We...