Do You Boot? P3 (Coffin Bone) Surgery
My 5 year old Arab/QH had to have a section of his P3 removed this summer becasue of an infection. The vet mentioned putting on a hospital plate but the foot looked so sore...
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...
Hoof Boots: Just for Riding?
Recently, a friend had a terrible thing happen to her longtime best pony, Nerf. He foundered. Kara quickly had Nerf's shoes pulled and the toe bevelled. What now? Boots and pads. Which boot? What...
Reflections On Booting Lessons Learned
Submitted by Leslie Spitzer, Team Easyboot 2012 Member
It's hard to believe that yet another ride season is wrapping up. It seems like it just started. Also along with the end of ride season another...
Recovering from Chronic Abscesses
We wanted to share a success story from Cathy. She has spent the past couple of years treating her horses' chronic abscesses. She discovered they were abscessing because they were receiving too much selenium...
Toxic Yew Plant
ALL members of the Yew plant family are poisonous!
They are beautiful but toxic and can deliver death to barefoot horses within minutes. It is the Japanese or English Yew, which is an ornamental...
Alternative Uses
So, by now, we all know that the Easyboot Glove is only the best boot in the whole entire hoof boot world :) Of course I may be partial, but I truly feel the...
Liberty Belle, a Story of Second Chances
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed….
This heartfelt story comes from Hoof Care Practitioner Vickey Hollingsworth of...
Three Things About Thrush – Causes, Signs, & Treatment Options
Thrush is a common bacterial or fungal infection of the horse’s hoof tissue. It is often characterized by a black, foul-smelling discharge. Thrush typically affects the central frog or the grooves adjacent to the...
Springtime and Laminitis Equals Natural Hoof Boot Protection
Maria Siebrand, Hoof Care Practitioner and barefoot advocate, is a promoter of natural horse care and natural trimming methods to effectively help the equine. She says seasonal laminitis cases inevitably rise in early spring....