Comparisons of Hoof Boots and Shoeing

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Here are three basic reasons why you shoe a horse: (and a reason to use hoof boots and natural hoof trimming)1. Protection or Prevent Excessive Wear:Currently there are other types of hoof protection available...

More Sticky Tips for Glue-Ons and Glue

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EasyCare offers a range of Vettec products for various applications in regards to maintaining a barefoot horse.  EasyCare recommends Vettec Adhere for gluing on the Easyboot Glue-On shells, we also offer Equi-Pak CS for use as a...

Hoof Care Practitoner Tip Of The Week- Hoof Knife Sharpening

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Whether you are a professional barefoot trimmer or horse owner maintaining your own barefoot horses, keeping hoof knives good and sharp is an ongoing project.  "It is essential to start out with a sharp knife", says hoof...

Five Points to Remember When Gluing Boots

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I didn’t get to ride at Wickenburg last weekend because I put my back out. But I did get to glue on boots for Steph and John Teeter. It was a reminder for me that...

Barefoot Trimming Saves Many Rescue Horses

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Support your local horse rescue to benefit Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary coming up on March 6, 2010 at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park, 3482 E. River Road, Tucson, Az. Event will be held from 11:30 A.M...

How To Reduce Collisional Force

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I’ve always thought it would be cool to be a runner. We would have cross-country runs once a month when I was a kid and I thought it rather exotic for the entire phys...

A Day in the Life of a Hoof Care Practitioner

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I had the opportunity to spend a day with Hoof Care Practitioner Tim Miller over my holiday break. I spent a week and a half with Tim and his wife Carolyn in southern California and...

It’s a Sticky Situation

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Here's the scenario, it's freezing cold and you need to glue on a pair of Easyboot Glue-Ons.  You pull out your gun, load a cartridge of Vettec Adhere and snap, crackle, pop.... guess what?  You got nothin'!Here...

How do I choose a Trimming Method?

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We have had numerous calls at EasyCare from customers who want to take their horse's barefoot and start with natural hoof trimming but now they are faced with the decision of which trimming method?...

Tips From an Amateur Trimmer – “Boot Maine-ia”

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A few weeks ago I received a set of Grips and a set of studded Gloves to test in snow and ice here in the frozen Northeast.  Since that first successful test, we've had an...