Hoof Care

I have now taken part in two different gluing occasions once with gluing on EasyShoes and most recently with gluing on shells. Rebecca and I (Devan) still have not come to an agreement about...

Submitted by David Landreville, Guest HCPTransitioning horses from shoes or neglected bare feet into properly shaped, fully functional, and comfortable bare feet can be challenging. If you don't care for a good challenge, you're...

Everybody knows that we tend to learn more from our mistakes and failures than from when everything goes right. Yet we spend most of our lives making sure we look perfect from the outside,...

When Durango EasyCare customer service reps Devan and Rebecca (that's me) decided to go gluing it was a bit like the hot dog leading the bun. Never you mind that we STILL have yet...

There are many ideas surrounding how to address the back of the foot with our trim. Heels, bars, frog...some trimming techniques are more aggressive than others, recommending more or less removal of material.I was...

As farriers, we are often asked general questions about the horses we see on a daily basis. What fly spray do we like, or what feed would we recommend? We also get questions about...

Helping foundered horses is my passion. Of course I love helping ALL horses. Foundered horses just hit close to home. It was my own horse foundering and the wonderful farrier who helped me with...

Submitted by David Landreville, Guest HCP BloggerWhen trimming horses' hooves, finding the true form is very much like sculpting. It's not the kind of sculpting that first comes to mind though, where you would...

Every day I approach the horses I work on with enthusiasm. I love what I do. I love helping horses and I love the materials I am able to help them with: glue and...

One of the most unusual yet incredibly interesting tools I use in my work with foundered horses is Maggot Debridement Therapy (MDT).In 2005 I attended the Laminitis Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida and...