Best choice of Hoof Care: Barefoot Trim or Pasture Trim
At Scoot Boots we always recommend that you engage an experienced, qualified barefoot trimmer to care for your barefoot horse’s feet. In this blog,...
What to Feed your Horse to Improve Hoof Health and Soundness
Targeted hoof supplements rarely work alone. However, if you feed your horse an overall balanced diet, he will have the best nutritional conditions...
Lola the Retired Racehorse Chapter 9 “The Final Countdown”
It’s hard to remember that she has only been off the track for 12 months and that she has been in my life for just 11 of those. I can’t believe ho...
The Flat Footed Horse
What is considered to be a "Flat Footed Horse"? Well, anatomically, the hoof capsule should be a "cozie" for the foot, the P3, inside the capsule. ...
Some Inspiration . . . .
The following notes are just some inspirational and educational quotes from my PENZANCE Students in the early 2000's as well as others. I hope you ...
8 Natural Pain Relievers for Hooves
We hope you enjoy this weeks' blog from Gwen. You may be interested in these alternate views on treating laminitis. These ideas are quite different...
Filtering Water Can Stop OnGoing Hoof Issues
Does your horse have hoof issues? Does your horse have skin issues? Does your horse have weight issues? Does your horse have issues shedding a wint...
What to do about BRITTLE HOOVES
What causes brittle hooves? What can you do about it? Find out here ... from diet to environment to even mental stress ... how do these things aff...
Hooves Always Tell Us What They Want to Grow
A post written by Ute Philippi caught my eye on Facebook. What a great topic to write on and since this is one of MY passions, I'm excited to write...
Feeding the Equine Hooves ... naturally!
This is a reprint of an article I wrote back in 2014 for The Horse's Hoof. I am constantly seeing, more and more recently, the effects of poor di...
HAY is for HOOVES ... I'll say it again.
Wow. It appears that last week's blog really frosted the cake. So many views; so many comments. AWESOME! Even the two readers who refuted what...
HAY is for HOOVES!
Did you know that restricting forage (hay) is the MOST stressful thing you can do to your horse? And, as such, to his hooves? OK, so your hors...