Starting From Scratch – Part 2
Putting Theory into PracticeIt's always better to demonstrate to people how not to do things. I feel they learn so much more by observing others' mistakes, than for everything to go perfectly smoothly and...
Starting From Scratch – Part 1
A couple of weeks ago, a friend visited from England. She has just decided to take her endurance horse barefoot and compete with him in boots. It sounds like she has found a sympathetic...
My Solution for Grass Cracks
Submitted by Christina Kramlich Bowie, Team Easyboot 2011 member I was a little worried back in May when this nasty crack appeared on Czeale’s right front hoof. It seemed to pop up overnight and though he...
Project Moose
What's life without a little variety? I'm talking big movin', big footed, big boned, big headed kinda variety. I recently agreed to take on a project for a good friend. The "project" is actually...
Managing the Club Hoof
Many articles have been written about club 'footed' horses. Actually, horse do not have 'feet', dogs and humans do, but horses have hooves. Therefore the term 'barefoot', as much as it is in common...
From the Farm to the Track
I never thought I would ever trim for Thoroughbred race horses. After all, my barn is full of off-the-track race horses who have come to me with terrible feet. OK, so I currently only...
Five Basics to Successful Booting: Number 5
#5: A Healthy Barefoot TrimI am not a professional hoof care practitioner, but I did work with a hoof care professional to write this post about a maintenance barefoot trimming strategy.Boot losses. We've all had them....
Rx Hoof Boots Aid in Asymmetry Rehabilitation
Here at EasyCare, we have some top notch individuals working along side us as dealers. The following article was written by Jason McClure out of Hutchinson, Kansas. For eight years, Jason shod horses for just about every discipline imaginable....
Charm School
A few weeks ago I loaded up the new pony, Charmy-Schmarmy, and took him to kindergarten. Not only is this a huge step for him, it's a huge step for myself- an obsessive-compulsive, worrying...
What Do You Think Is Happening With This Horse?
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...