How To Reduce Collisional Force
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
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...
How do I choose a Trimming Method?
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”
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...
Natural Trimming, What Is It?
The horse hoof is a magnificent piece of workmanship. It is complex, yet simple. It is a pump and a shock absorber. In order for it to do it's job properly, it must be...
How To Make Your Horse’s Feet Bigger
Wendell Berry is an author, poet and farmer who writes about the way of living he believes in. He values the interconnectedness of hard work, pure food, sustainable agriculture, animal husbandry, healthy rural communities...
Barefoot Trimming The Success Of The Future
I personally believe the biggest challenge to natural horse care and barefoot trimming is the number of natural hoof care professionals in the field. Easycare receives 100's of calls every month from consumers looking...