Lola the Retired Racehorse, Chapter 1 "Coming Home" - by Kallie Zeinstra
This blog will follow Southern Diva, known as Lola, as she transitions into her new life post racetrack. Lola is a 2014 Dark Bay Thoroughbred mar...
Gimme Back My Hoof!
Oh dear. You've got a horse who doesn't "like having his hooves handled." You've had a few farriers out to try to trim your horse's hooves but he j...
Why Do You Keep Your Horse Barefoot? - by Jim Apple
I have a question for you, why do you keep your horse or horses barefoot? The answers are often very different, but follow very predictable respon...
How to do a Simple Maintenance Hoof Trim
Hello again. I've been harping on the heels of the hoof for long enough. I thought, maybe, that this week, we'd go over a quick, easy maintenance t...
Trimming Hooves for Heel Height and Vertical Toe
Well, that sounds weird -- trimming hooves for heel height. One would think, well, if you keep on trimming the heels they never get the chance to g...
Fitting Scoot Boots by Jo Harder, USA
Once you get the proper Scoot Boot fit, the rest is easy. But, getting to that point can be difficult, which is why I became a stockist in Fl...
What Do Healthy Hooves Look Like?
It occurred to me this morning, as I was again consulting with someone about her sore-footed horse, that there seems to be a lack of healthy-lookin...
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...
Finding the True Sole of the Horse's Hoof
With spring upon us in the US many struggle with wet hooves and hooves that are thin soled from winter, wet wear and overgrowth. I've had numerous...
Barefoot Trimming and Trimming for a Shoe
I do a lot of hoof trims, not just a lot of horses, but a lot of different types of trims. So to say I just do a barefoot trim is really not correc...
Runaway Heels and How They Slowly Crawl Back
I’ve often said that at least 70% of the horses I see have underrun heels. It’s so prevalent that a friend of mine stated that they believe that ho...
The Apex of the Hoof
The Apex is another landmark that can be used to determine several things about the overall well-being of the hoof but first one must know, exactly...