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My horse has just been diagnosed with White Line Disease, how can I ensure that my horse's hooves will return to the solid, strong hooves that they're intended to be?
Does Your Horse Battle with White Line Disease?  It is a nasty, horrible, no good state of affairs, and a pain in the - ahem - derriere/hoof to deal with....

We ride 3-hooved horses much more than we think. What can we do to balance our furry friends?
Ever Tried Riding a '3-Hooved' Horse? Of course we've all heard the saying, "No hoof, no horse." But have you ever thought about trying to ride a 3-hooved horse?  ...

Traditionally, navicular is seen as a debilitating disease. However, new research changes that...
Can Transitioning To Barefoot Aid In Navicular Recovery? Over the years, Scoot Boot has received countless inquiries from horse owners wanting to learn more about transitioning their horse to barefoot as...

Should you be wrapping my horse's hoof after an injury, infection or disease?
When Should I Wrap my Horse's Hoof? To wrap or not to wrap a hoof; that is the question that plagues many when their horse blows an abscess, has a...

Does your horse have heel pain? Do you fear navicular issues? Your hoof care provider and hoof trim can help!
What is Navicular Syndrome in Horses? Sometimes we tell people, or our critters, that they are a pain in the you-know-what. But today I want to talk about the 'pain-in-the-heels'...

What some brush off as minor mood swings, laziness, or “just too tired to move” could be clear indications that your horse is unbalanced in the hoof, causing a domino effect of stiffness, sharp pains or long-term soundness complications.
  What's the first thing you check when something is off with your horse? They’re not acting like themselves, are acting a little more crabby than usual and aren’t too...

Yeast infections are the "more" of this article, and I see more of it than I'd certainly like to see and mostly it goes undiagnosed and untreated. What can happen is that the "mystery" lameness perpetuates and has even ended in premature euthanasia of the horse. 
My last article I wrote was on "Thrush, White Line Disease and more ..." In the article, I discussed, briefly, how yeast can invade horses' hooves making them lame. Yeast...

Thrush, White Line Disease and Yeast are an ongoing issue in areas that are warm and wet much of the time. These hoof conditions CAN be prevented with an equine appropriate diet of complex carbs (plants and forages), a lifestyle that allows for plenty of exercise over varied ground/terrain and allowances for 24/7 self-grazing/feeding. They can also be prevented with proper hoofcare where the hooves are balanced and in correct form for the hooves-in-hand on the horse-in-hand.
What's the difference between white line disease, thrush and yeast in between the heel bulbs? Briefly we'll discuss the difference between these conditions and how to tell what is what....