The Truth About Equine Hoof Abscesses – Part One
Submitted by Patricia Morgan Wagner, Hoof Rehabilitation SpecialistHoof abscesses can be much more serious than most of us realize. Abscesses usually are misunderstood, misdiagnosed, mistreated and cause our horses unnecessary suffering, loss of use...
Learning From Teaching the Team Easyboot Way
By Kandace French and Sabrina LiskaOne of the greatest aspects of being members of Team Easyboot 2012 means great and abundant questions about boot fit, types of boots and how to use them. To...
Under Pressure – Dealing with an Abscess (Part Two)
Submitted by EasyCare Product Specialist, Kelsey LobatoAfter discovering an abscess and finding out the cause, start treatment and possibly a prevention program. The treatment program will depend on the type of abscess your horse...
Surgery Recovery in the EasyShoe Versa Grip Light
Written by EasyCare Dealer, Sara Hathaway of 4 Hooves Hoof Care, LLC“Mic” was diagnosed with a coffin bone fragment, known as a sequestrum, in the fall of 2022 after a crippling abscess that wouldn’t...
Under Pressure – Discovering A Hoof Abscess (Part One)
Submitted by EasyCare Product Specialist, Kelsey Lobato.An abscess is a bacterial infection of the connective tissues between the hoof wall and the sole of the hoof. Abscesses can be triggered from a number of causes,...
Her Guide: Nature is Always Ready to Heal the Foot
My E-friend and trimmer, Maureen Tierney, has just published Natural Barefoot Trimming: The Hoof Guided Method. She began this journey like so many of us. In 2001, Maureen stumbled on Jaime Jackson’s book in...
The Importance of the “Before and After”
We love to do before and after photo comparisons. They're fun and educational for us trimmers and also for our clients, the horse owners. I'm often surprised at how much has changed.I usually take...
Laminitis, Do You Know Enough?
Laminitis and natural hoof care are hot topics in the equine industry. Natural hoof care has changed the way we think about and treat laminitic and foundered horses. Many of us, unfortunately, have had a personal...
Get a Grip
When you understand the hoof as a complex, flexible, living structure and then consider a shoe as a rigid cast, it's easier to imagine what the rest of the horse must do to compensate...
5 Ways to Help Your Horse Escape Hoof Discomfort with TheraPads
We all know that feeling - the one you get after you’ve walked all day in a pair of new, flat shoes on hard floors. The dogs are barking, and no matter how many...