Sound or Insensitive?
Submitted by David Landreville, Guest HCPWhen I first started trimming I thought the goal was to have horses that could travel barefoot all day over rocks. Since then I've realized that this is where...
Which Glue is Right for You?
EasyCare offers several gluing choices for use with our EasyShoes or Glue-On Easyboots. If you are new to gluing, it can seem difficult to decide which glue to use. How are they different? When...
What You Shouldn’t Do, That I Did, And It Still Worked!
There are many things that I tell new riders to our sport of endurance that you shouldn't do: don't over-condition your horse as they need time to rest between rides; don't feed lots of...
Riding, Trimming, Riding, Trimming, Trimming, Trimming, Trimming!
It feels like it never ends! This is the first time I have ever had three of my own horses going at one time. With two horses competing, and one that is struggling to...
The Frog: Bare Vs Shod
I rode a few horses barefoot the other day and out on the trail I ran into some hoof prints of a horse that was clearly wearing shoes. As I looked at the hoof...
Road to Retired Racehorse Project
Written by EasyCare Customer, Annika G. On May 1st, I added a second horse to my Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover journey, Clyde Park. Unfortunately, he arrived in a lot worse shape than we had...
Roop Gets a Trim
Work has been ridiculous the last couple of months and I've been struggling to keep up with the day-to-day care of my six, let alone get much riding in. For this reason, several of...
Natural Hoofcare or Barefoot Hoofcare
There are generic terms being used to describe the care and use of barefooted horses in all disciplines known as "natural hoofcare" or "barefoot hoofcare." They are not only a horse hoof trimming method/barefoot...
Rookies Go Gluing
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...
EasyShoe, Glue and Nails, OH MY!
I have been using composite shoes since 2005 and since then I've played with and applied every kind of composite shoe I could get my hands on. Some have been easier to use than...