Using Hoof Packing with EasyShoes: My Top Five Hoof Packing Picks
Submitted by Deanna Stoppler, Team Easyboot 2015 MemberEasyShoes can be applied with or without hoof packing depending on your goals for the hoof and the overall health of the foot.Search online for hoof packing...
How to Achieve Hoof Growth Equilibrium
Horses' hooves are highly regenerative. They are designed to be a sustainable structure that not only lasts a lifetime but improves over time. When the horse's weight is continually and properly balanced over the...
Hoof Radiographs: They Give You X-Ray Vision Part 3
In Part 1 of this series on hoof radiographs, I discussed how to get accurately acquired and measurable radiographs for hoof care decisions. In Part 2 of the series, I discussed some things you can look at to...
Hoof Radiographs: They Give You X-Ray Vision – Part Two
In my EasyCare blog last month I discussed how to get accurately acquired, measurable radiographs (X-rays). So now that you have your fabulous radiographs what do you do with them? Many veterinarians don't think to offer...
Get the Drift
Submitted by David Landreville, Guest HCPThe photos below are the right front foot of a right fore-limb dominant Warmblood. She stands 17h and has size four feet. These photos span five months time. The...
Conditioning from the Ground Up
Submitted by David Landreville, Guest HCPEvery step a horse takes can either build them up or break them down. Every serious rider is aware of the benefits of conditioning their horses bodies through regular...
Hoof Radiographs: They Give You X-Ray Vision – Part One
There is so much about the foot we are expected to interpret from external landmarks: sole depth, toe length, heel height, position of the bones, soft tissue inside the capsule, and more! Most of...
October 2015 SOS: Pro Tips for Gluing
The changing of seasons and wide temperature variances throughout the day are prime reminders to make sure adhesives and other gluing materials are handled with care. Glue and horses are a lot alike-take care...
More Cliff Notes From the Pete Ramey Clinic
Back in August, the EasyCare Team got to attend a Pete Ramey Clinic at our Durango location. It was indeed a treat for all of us that attended. Rebecca wrote about her experience at the...
Do You Need Boots When You Ride?
Submitted by Asa Stephens, Hoof Care PractitionerHere are a few hints that will tell you that you do.In desert environments and in places where horses are stalled in small enclosures, you rarely get a horse...