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Does your horse struggle with cracked or brittle hooves? Hoof boots may be the answer...
Part 3 of the Brainy Hoof Blog by Christa Lesté-Lasserre The smooth outer surface of the hoof is the hoof wall. It is the part of the hoof that is...

"I want to prove that you can ride endurance competitively with Scoot Boots. I want to show people, like with my MS, that it can be done." - Rachelle du Plessis.
Rachelle du Plessis is an endurance rider in South Africa. She and her husband, Martin du Plessis, breed, train and compete endurance horses. Rachelle was diagnosed with MS in 2002...

Does your horse have heel pain? Do you fear navicular issues? Your hoof care provider and hoof trim can help!
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' horses. Or, horses that have heel...

David Wallace transitions his horses to barefoot and trail rides in Scoot Boots.
This is Geordie. He is an 11year old stock horse cross, who I have owned and ridden for 8 years. He came to me as a very green 3year old....

You've decided to pull your horse's shoes. Knowing that you're doing the best you can for your horse is all that counts when it comes to hoof care.
So, you've decided to pull your horse's shoes Ahhhhhhhhhh, you've decided to pull your horses shoes. Does nature REALLY know best when it comes to hoof care?  'Cause it seems...

Does this mean that your adventure is over? Is your only option to turn around and return home? No, not you. You’ve prepared for this possibility. You dismount and pull a Scoot Boot out of your saddle bag. 
You’ve planned your entire trip out in detail. You’ve gotten time off work, found a sitter for your pets and planned meals for the family. You know where you’re leaving...

A real advantage of keeping a horse barefoot is preserving his heels from all the friction and wear from moving against the shoe, according to farrier and veterinarian Stephen O’Grady of Northern Virginia Equine in the U.S, read how Hoof Boots can assist in navicular recovery.
The horse’s heel is an exciting structure. Like the rest of the horse’s foot, it’s designed to absorb shock in a way that protects all the tissues above it all...

Shoes were not really working for Dancealong. Despite being on high quality hoof supplements and balanced nutrition he has a slow rate of hoof growth. The hooves would crack up to the nail holes and the shoe would fall off taking out a big chunk of wall in the process.
You have a 12 year old Grand Prix Dressage horse. Can you tell us a little bit more about him?  His paddock name is Christmas as he was born just...