American River 50. Where We Take Steps Backwards and Move Forward
The ride started with beautiful views of Folsom Lake.As endurance riders, I think sometimes we are so focused on conditioning that we forget about *training* the horse. I’m guilty of this myself. As a...
Three Good Reasons to Use Easyboot Gloves
Far on Day 1. Photo by http://azcowgirlphotography.com/It was a very good weekend for Easyboot Gloves last weekend at the three-day Prescott Chaparral 155-mile endurance ride. The trails there are always diverse and often challenging,...
NATRC and Easy Boot – A Buzzing Success
Submitted by Kandace FrenchAs a NATRC rider and ride manager, I have often heard in the last year that “NATRC now allows hoof boots in competition.” This isn’t quite an accurate statement, but the...
Working On My Farmer’s Tan (In Which I Watch Riders Who Travel Much Faster...
Jeremy Reynolds and Riverwatch.October 8th 2011 was spent working on my farmer's tan watching 175-odd horses and riders set forth on the Tevis Trail.The 20 mile loop out of Foresthill was the make-or-break for...
AERC vs NATRC: Part II
Last week I discussed some of the basic differences between AERC (American Endurance Ride Conference) and NATRC (North American Trail Ride Conference). Now I would like to delve into some of the more specific...
Removing Easyboot Glue-Ons After Tevis 2011
Bernd Jung from Hufcheck in Germany recently spent ten days with the EasyCare staff at our R&D location in Colorado. He came to help take photos as part of our 2012 photo shoot. While...
AERC vs NATRC: Part I
A few weeks ago, I gave an overview of the North American Trail Ride Conference (NATRC), the largest competitive trail riding organization. I have received some questions regarding the differences between NATRC and the...
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 Post Card From Cooley Ranch Rides 2011
Submitted by Crysta TurnageWow. Where to even begin? A huge thank you to EasyCare and Ride Management for the Cooley Ranch Rides for the opportunity to win a ride entry. I'm so glad I...
The Seven Steps to Tevis Booted Success
Ali, Stoner and Far riding into Foresthill at 38.6 miles. Photo by Lucy Chaplin Trumbull.The 2011 edition of Tevis was more successful than 2010 for Easyboot Glue-Ons. Of the 152 horse hooves that started...