Laminitis and Other Hoof Pathologies

As April rolls around each year in the Rocky Mountains of Montana, I can’t help but say to myself as I look out onto my lush green pasture;  “What’s the point?”, if I can’t...

This is Wild Flower Lassie. She is an upper level dressage halter and driving mare. Five years ago she was in a bad way. Months went by of me hauling her to the vet...

We all know that being negative is considered a bad thing, and it's no different for the horse's hoof!A negative palmar (front), or negative plantar (hind), angle in the hoof refers to the orientation...

By Nancy Frishkorn BA, CHCP (reposted from September 10, 2013)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...

In the last three posts we examined the different reasons as to why hoof capsules get stressed and distorted. In today's final instalment we conclude with a discussion about the sole and its function....

It's inspiring to see hoof care practitioners who are innovative problem solvers. These individuals don't run at the first sign of complexity, instead they stay the course; they figure it out. This horse had blown...

The Easyboot Stratus and the pad system are a collaboration between EasyCare/Polyflex Horseshoes and Garrett Ford/Curtis Burns.  We have been working to bring a new concept to market that will help horses. The comfort...

In this case study submitted by Philip Himanka of Not Only Barefoot LLC, he describes the approach that he and Dr. Allen Landes took to help stabilize the coffin bone on a mare with...

This is a snippet from my upcoming DVD, Fighting Founder. I've also recently released a trimming video featuring some of the lucky rescue horses at Laughing Pony Rescue in Rancho Santa Fe, California.DVDs are...

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...