The Final Push and a Boot Retirement Party

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It's amazing to think that the end of October is in the very near future. Sights are set on the last PNER (Pacific Northwest Endurance Rides) ride of the season. Such a sad event,...

Fats: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

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Any discussion about your endurance horse’s diet must include discussion on fat : fat is so important in the energetics of sustained exercise. But before we begin, lets cover some terms:Adipose fat is what...

Trust The Boot – EasyCare Glove That Is

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The following is an article and pictures from Julie Campbell at Action Rider Tack.The Limestone Challenge, a Northwest Endurance event, is one of my favorite rides as well as having a reputation. It is...

Do You Boot? I Love Easyboot Epics

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I took on a horse about 4 years ago that was considered permanently lame and turned out for retirement at 13 years of age.I met Anne Buteau a local barefoot trimmer who helped me,...

Hoof Snob

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The worst thing about taking your horses barefoot is that you become a hoof snob when it comes to looking at other horses' feet - so many hooves like baked-bean cans, frogs an inch...

Barefoot and Booted In Australia

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I received some great pictures from one of our Hoof Boot Contest competitors. Lyn Summerfield and her daughter Kym are entered in our Easycare Hoof Boot Contest. They do a lot of competitive miles...

Do You Boot? Track to Trail With the Help of Easyboots

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When I first met Mornings Minion and his owner Joanna it was a sad sight. The horse was very underweight and very lame. He had recently been rescued form a farm that had not...

Canyonlands- Back on Track

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A family photo- Replika, myself and my husband. Thanks for the picture Leonard!  I promised in last week's post that I would return to the topic at hand - hoof boots and natural hoof care....

Do You Boot? Kestrel’s Story from Belfast, Ireland

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Kestrel is a 9 year old pure bred Connemara bought as a 4 year old having only ever competed in dressage competitions. He didn't know how to gallop, was extremely spooky (still is!), had...

Reflections on the WEG – What a Time We Had

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Submitted by Gene LimlawAbout a year ago my friend Hernan asked if we would crew for him at the World Equestrian Games. He tried getting me to go to the pre-ride, but that did...