A Postcard from Old Selam
Submitted by Karen BumgarnerThe Old Selam endurance ride near Centerville, ID, just North of Idaho City, is one of my all time favorite rides. The ride always delivers good footing, hills, scenery and creeks....
Do You Boot? Golden Years in Easyboots in Sweden
My 25 year-old icelandic gelding Vinur is very happy in his Epics! after a couple of years I decided to begin to ride him again and bought him a pair of boots. I chose...
Easyboot Bare – Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Do you need horseshoes in addition to Easyboot Bare? A. No.EasyCare's Easyboot Bare provides complete barefoot hoof protection and traction. They may also be worn over regular steel shoes, although this will void...
Photo of the Week
After a bit of a break, it's time for another EasyCare Photo of the Week. This one was taken on a recent trip to the EasyCare R&D facilities located in Durango, CO. ...
Do You Boot? Riding ACTHA for Pleasure
I purchased Red San Bar Baron (barn name “Baron”), when he was almost three years old. He is a rose gray Quarter horse. My first experience riding him was wonderful. It was...
Getting Ready for Virginia City 100
This month, Uno and I are getting ready to do the hardest task we've ever attempted - Virginia City 100. This ride is the Nevada equivalent of Tevis, and having started that ride last...
EasyCare and Community Engagement
Grants
You probably already know that EasyCare is dedicating a portion of its annual operating funds to help ensure the health and sustainability of the American Endurance Ride Conference, the national governing body for long...
Summer Boots
I do LD and Endurance on two horses. I like to leave them barefoot in the summer off season, but it is so rocky here that if they are barefooted I would not be...
Natural Horse Care – The Bitless Bridle
The original remote-control devise was a brilliant notion: suspend a metal bar in the horse's mouth and use the rigid mouthpiece, via some reins, to control the horse's speed and direction. Brilliant, yes, but far...
Our Fjord Cross Mare
We purchased Penny two years ago knowing she had a chronic history of foundering. We spent the first two summers having shoes set on her fronts and left her barefoot for the winters....