Laminitis And The Laminar Wedge: Take It Or Leave It
Laminitis is one of the biggest hoof problems we encounter as hoof care providers. I have studied laminitis for the past 12 years extensively, presenting on laminitis at the Laminitis Conference in Florida and...
Live Sole and Then Some
Springtime trimming can mean uncovering the past winters secrets. During the spring months, horses hooves grow about twice as fast compared to the growth we see in the middle of winter. Sometimes hooves can...
Nailing EasyShoes: It’s a Clinch
This blog is not intended to teach you how to nail without hands-on instruction and is intended for hoof care practiotioners who wish to expand their practice into nailing composite shoes. Unless you are...
Hoof Capsule Distortions/Flares
This is the first issue in a mini series on hoof capsule distortions, short HCD.
During these blogs, we'll examine the reasons why the occur, how we identify them, what we can do to correct...
That’s Not The Shape of My Hoof
Submitted by David Landreville, Guest HCP Blogger
When 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...
Conditioning from the Ground Up
Submitted by David Landreville, Guest HCP
Every 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...
How to Nail the EasyShoe Flex Light to Go the Distance
By Christoph Schork of Global Endurance Training Center
In my earlier blog on the EasyShoe Flex, I demonstrated how to holistically shoe a horse and how the Flex is the perfect shoe for helping horses...
When Abscess Goes Untreated – The Sequestrum
If you own horses, chances are good that at some point either you or someone you know spent many hours tending to an abscess. An abscess is collection of pus in an area of...
Got Maggots? Maggot Debridement Therapy Daisy Haven Farm Style
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...
Rehab Quickly and Easily with Glue-Ons
One of my young colts came in with a gnarly flap of hoof wall broken off of the medial heel of his back right hoof. I have no idea how he did it. The...