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...
Photo of the Week
This week's photo is one of my favorites from Tevis 2010. EasyCare went to Tevis this year with big plans. We created the Ride Tevis for Free program that compensated riders who finished the...
Choose Your Weapons! The Right Tools Make Barefoot Trimming Easier
Wandering around a farrier's supply store, whether in person or online, can be a little boggling. You really just need nippers, a hoof knife, and a rasp... but which ones?First and foremost, be prepared...
Do You Boot? Canter Over The Mountain(s)
Submitted by Sandra Fretelliere.Last weekend Twist and I were to do a 50 in West Virginia. After riding Glove booted horses at the Strawberry Fields event in Utah in June, I was convinced...
Bryce Canyon XP – Hooves Define a New Paradigm
The horse's hooves spoke clearly at the recently completed Bryce Canyon 5 day XP ride. Many lessons were learned thanks to Garrett Ford and Duncan McLaughlin thermo-imaging before and during the event. What an...
Do You Boot? No Need to Worry About Gravel Anymore!
Flicka is 3 years old, and I don't plan to ever have iron shoes put on her. However, there is lots of gravel around where we ride, and she was sensitive to it barefoot....
Do You Boot? Happy Horses
I believe that barefooted booted horses are happier horses. My horses have never been happier when they see me bring out their glove boots, they instantly lift their feet for me to put them...
Easyboot Gloves for Cat, Blue and Tonka
This is one of the best testimonials I've received in quite sometime. Thank You Cat for sharing your Natural Hoof Care experiences with us at EasyCare, love those pink power straps! Please Thank Blue and...
Working with Walt Disney World
I had the good fortune last week to work with some of the people who manage the equine program at the Tri-Circle-D Ranch at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.Tri-Circle-D Ranch - one of...
Older Horses: Hoof and Joint Care
During my daily conversations with our customers, I'm finding that more and more people are calling me about their older horse. Many are very proud because they have transitioned an older horse from shoes to...