Happy New Year! 2010 Was Great, Lets Make 2011 Better.

2010, what a year!  We are blessed to be involved in a business where customers become friends and family.  The EasyCare team thanks you for your friendship in 2010 and looks forward to a healthy and prosperous 2011.

Here are some of the many memories of our Easyboot family and friends in 2010.

January was the opportunity to see many of the EasyCare dealers at the WESA Trade Show in Denver Colorado.  The show starts our year and gives us the opportunity talk one on one with many of our important partners.

EasyCare booth at the WESA Tradeshow in Denver, CO.

February had a quick trip to see some of the North American Trail Ride Conference folks in Taos, New Mexico.  On the way we stopped in Pojoaque to see the original EasyCare building and where the Easyboot concept was started.  Thousands of Easyboots were made in the original facility before being relocated to Oro Valley, AZ.

March was the start for Kevin Myers as Director of Marketing.  EasyCare announced new sponsorship partnership with the American Endurance Ride Conference.  Jacke Reynolds Granny wins the Easyboot Facebook slogan contest with “iBoot, Do You?”.

April was a blur of trade shows and dealer trainings.  We added a new corporate video to our website.  Stuck in airports because of the ash cloud.  EasyCare blogs exploded with content, Amanda and Duncan are some of the favorites.

May was a great family month.  Mom, Dad and I did a 50 mile horse race together. We all finished in the top ten using Easyboots.  My daughter won her first bike race at 3 years old.

June was the month for altitude training and hoof boot testing in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.  A bunch of the Easyboot gang headed to the Strawberry Fields endurance race to test hoof boots in muddy conditions.  Debbie Schwiebert and Sandra Fretelliere flew into Salt Lake to help test more boots.  Alyxx did her first solo ride.  Several Easyboot horses are selected for the World Equestrian Games.

July was the month for endurance.  Both travel and the sport of endurance racing.  The 4th of July weekend was spent in Germany with Bernd Jung and Christoph Schork.  Hoofboots were the main priority of the weekend but we had the opportunity to see German’s head to the late rounds of the World Cup.  The Tevis Cup 100 Mile Endurance Event was next.  EasyCare had 35 horses with Easyboots start the event.  Two Easyboot horses finished in the top ten.  20% of the horses in the top twenty completed the event with Easyboots.  One of the highlights of 2010 was crossing the finish line with my wife after the grueling 100 mile event.  Thank you Mom for getting our family into horses and endurance.

August brought a series of EasyCare educational webinars with Duncan McLaughlin.  A bunch of Easyboot family went on to climb a 14,000 foot peak in Colorado.

October was the 40th birthday celebration for both myself and EasyCare. Easyboots have accomplished a great deal over the last 40 years. Many more to come. Christoph Schork sets a World Record with 200+ endurance wins.

November was the opportunity to travel to Australia and help EasyCare DownUnder at Equitana Asia. The Aussies are barefoot nuts and have a real passion for horses. The North American Trail Ride Conference announced a rule change that would allow hoof boots with gaiters in competition.

A quick trip down under to help our friends and partners at EasyCare DownUnder.  The Aussies are awesome. 

 
December brought more travel to approve new molds, mold changes and prototype discussion.  EasyCare hires a new US engineering firm to accelerate new designs. The EasyCare Hoof Boot Contest logs a record 41,000 miles in 2010. Dave Rabe wins the AERC National Mileage Award in Easyboots. The year ended with our annual holiday party.