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Healthy Shape, Healthy Hoof, Healthy Body
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Part 1 of the Brainy Hoof Blog Series - by Christa Lesté-Lasserre ©Christa Lesté-Lasserre NB 2732(2) The equine hoof receives massive forces concentrated on a very small surface. Natural expansion of...
How to Trim Your Horses' Hooves
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Aha ... got your attention! No, this is not going to be about how to physically trim your horses' hooves. As a matter of fact, I can't even tell you...
How Hoof Health Affects Arthritis of the Joints
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Did you know that the horse's hoof health can directly impact the health of the horse's joints throughout his body?
Do you have a horse with arthritis? (also known as Degenerative Joint Disease/DJD) Do your horse's joints appear to hurt? Or does your horse have inflamed joints? Did you...
Do you have a horse with arthritis? (also known as Degenerative Joint Disease/DJD) Do your horse's joints appear to hurt? Or does your horse have inflamed joints? Did you...
Navicular Revisited
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Good Day to Y'all! This week it's appropriate to go over that dreaded state of the hooves ... NAVICULAR. I know I've posted before on Navicular but it seems that...
The Right Angle!
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Last post I talked about that 45* angle that should be trimmed onto the hooves. I want to expand on that a bit to make sure that everyone understands...
How To Do a Mustang Roll
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We've all heard so much about Mustang Roll for our horses' hooves. What is so great about a nice, clean mustang roll? And why do we want to even do...
The Flat Footed Horse
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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. Much like those soda-pop...
That Certain "Flare"!
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There is 'flair' and then, there are "flares" . . . . . . Of course, we all want our horses to have 'flair' but not the "flare" that indicates...
