Winning Weekend at NASTR
The Nevada All-State Trail Rider's Inc. (NASTR) recently hosted their annual endurance ride in Washoe Lake State Park, NV. The endurance ride offers 30 mile, 50 mile, and 75 mile options. The ride is...
I Went to Tevis an EasyShoer, I Came Home an Easybooter
Submitted by Ashley Gasky, Team Easyboot 2015 MemberI'll admit it, I've gone Easyboot Crazy.In June, I watched Pete Ramey use Easyboot Gloves and Glue-Ons to rehab problem horses.In July I was lucky enough to...
Open Nailing Slots – Why Are They Important?
Curtis Burns and I received great news over the holiday break that our open nailing slot nailing plate had received a patent! (Yes, Curtis is the farrier who shod the 2018 Triple Crown winner...
Easyboot Success at the 2016 Tevis Cup- Statistics the Haters Won’t Like!
I had a distinguished farrier tell me at the International Hoof Care Summit "The only reason Easyboots do well at Tevis is because you get your product on the good horses". He was trying...
Hand In Hand
Lisa and I crossed the finish line at Tevis hand in hand for the third year in a row. Although the results won’t show it, Cyclone and Fury tied for first place. Lisa and...
Shaking Out the Kinks
Spring has sprung. Promise. Even though the weather sucks, the ponies are still hairy and there is mud everywhere, the days are getting longer, the hair is starting to let go and there are...
Three Key Lessons I Learned at Bryce Canyon XP
I was very lucky to be able to ride a couple of days at Bryce XP in addition to helping Duncan McLaughlin work on his thermography study of shod and unshod horses. I tried a couple...
Gluing Boots at Tevis for a 99.3% Boot Success Rate
Heather Reynolds presenting Riverwatch for Haggin Cup, which he won.The successes at Tevis 2011 were numerous: I summarized some of them in my blog on October 18, 2011. Arguably one of the most significant...
A Hoof Perspective: AERC and AHA National Championship 2011
Fort Stanton in New Mexico hosted the 2011 AERC National Championships.The Bootmeister riding past the famous Fort Stanton Cemetery during the 100 mile Championship race.For many years, Roger Taylor had hosted a 6 day...
Meeting Team Easyboot 2011 Members: Tami Rougeau
Just getting to the ride took huge support from family and friends and for that I am so thankful. This was our first ride back after yet another deployment and five months off for...