Barefoot and Protective Horse Boots
Here is a look at some of the booting and padding suggestions of barefoot hoof care by Maria Siebrand of "The Thoughtful Horseman". Boots & PadsWith a very rare exception, I will fit your horse with boots...
Get a Grip
When you understand the hoof as a complex, flexible, living structure and then consider a shoe as a rigid cast, it's easier to imagine what the rest of the horse must do to compensate...
Retained Soles: Stop Polishing a Turd
Only a month ago, my filly was still cannon-deep in fresh powder.Summer brings hard-packed, baked-clay earth that chips off flares and wears out toes. Fall brings mud and no abrasion and leaves frogs soggy...
Amber Comes Around
Flashback to October, 2012. 6 months earlier my husband had lost his beloved Miss P, an 18 year old Foxtrotter, to colic. I had been looking all summer and fall for the perfect replacement....
Meet Me At The Bars: Their “Impact” on Hoof Function.
Each feature of the horse hoof plays an important role in the overall health of the horse. As barefoot advocates, we emphasize on natural expansion and contraction, frog integration with the ground, and blood...
Hat to Hoof – A Vintage Perspective
Submitted by Jennifer WaitteWhen I started competing in endurance riding in Arizona in 1989, no one wore helmets. On a rare occasion I would see someone in a helmet, which I mistook as a...
Resetting EasyShoe Stealth Tabs
If you are looking for a glue-on option for your horse, specifically one that can be applied with Super Glue, EasyShoe Stealth Tabs may be a good option for you. Stealth Tabs are easy...
Introducing the EasyShoe 3D
The new EasyShoe 3D is available now! If you are looking for a glue-on composite shoe for the arena, the EasyShoe 3D is a great option for you. The EasyShoe 3D designed with track...
Removing Easyboots Applied With Goober Hoof Pack
We've talked a fair amount about how to put on the Easyboot Gloves with the added protection of Goober Hoof Pack, but we haven't spent any time discussing how to remove them. ...
What to Expect When You and Your Horse Go Barefoot
Former steeplechaser, Big Band Show, "Banjo", was often described as a hot house flower. But after I pulled his shoes, the debilitating episodes of rain rot and hives and bug bites swelling to the...