Fear or Defiance?
Much like young children, two-year-old horses are still immature in mind and body. Their minds wander, and patience is still an ungrasped virtue. It is not surprising, then, to consider that those with little...
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...
There’s Measuring Hooves and Then There’s the Fifth Dimension of Boot Fitting
Shopping for boots is like shopping for pants. For most, it's easy enough. Most people's conformation lands somewhere within the bell curve. Those 32 x 32 Carhartt's folded neatly at the top of the...
Utilize, Improvise, and Git ‘er Dun!
Sometimes when we want to do something, we get hung up because we think we don’t have the right equipment to successfully complete the task. Learning to think outside the box can free us...
Stowaway Packs for Orienteering Rides
Submitted by Pascale Winckler, Team Easyboot 2015 MemberI am a French orienteering competition rider (TREC). In competition, the required equipment is:Medical list: strips, antibacterial, scissors, compresses.
Security list: reflective band (for the horse), yellow...
A Little POP Quiz
Submitted by Karen BumgarnerThere are some basic hoof care principles that I often take for granted that people know. Yet I get surprised and find out that people really don’t know. So here...
The Frog and Digital Cushion: The Original Double Stuff Oreo
You can see the frog when you lift up the hoof. Upon first inspection, it's immediately apparent that it's made up of a different substance than the rest of the sole and has a...
Easyboots for the Treatment of Sub-Solar Abscesses
Submitted by Tim CarnesI want to make clear that my views and treatments here are my own and may not agree with that of many veterinarians and or other hoof care practitioners. I have,...
Horses Don’t Have To Wait Anymore
Submitted by David Landreville, Hoof Care PractitionerThere's a Quote in the book No Foot, No Horse, by Martin Deacon FWCF and Gail Williams BA PhD."... and still the horse is putting up with the same old...
July 2015 SOS: Sweet Success with the EasyShoe
This month, we would like to share a success story with you. The story comes to us from April Volling. Based in central Florida, April has been an EasyCare dealer since 2012.Cadet is a 6...