Anatomy
How Foot Soreness Impacts the Entire Horse’s Body
Pain in your horse’s feet affects every part of his body as he alters his movements to avoid the discomfort. Since horses are masters of disguising...
Hoof health
How to Transition your Horse from Iron Shoes to Barefoot
Make sure to seek qualified assistance before you pull the shoes of your horse to go barefoot, said Swedish equine researchers, who are currently c...
Anatomy
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,...
Health
Improve your Horse’s Soundness with Heel-First Landings
Healthy hooves require well developed heel structures to ensure optimum suspension and shock absorption. This is achieved by encouraging your horse...
Health
Caring About Horse Hoof Calluses…
Respecting Nature's Ideas When the Shoes Come off Dr. Tomas G. Teskey D.V.M. Are you reaching the point of providing the essential ingredients y...
Health
Balanced Hooves vs. Diagonally Imbalanced Hooves
What is the Difference Between Balanced Hooves and Diagonally Imbalanced Hooves? Although I've written a bit on this topic before: the-hairline-tel...
Health
Quarantine Maintenance Trim
My Barefoot Trimmer can't Come to my Place at the Moment, How Do I Keep up with the Maintenance of my Horse's Hooves? All is well here in Connectic...
Health
Does your Horse need Hoof Boots?
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 ...
Hoof health
What can nature teach us about hoof care?
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.
Anatomy
Healthy Shape, Healthy Hoof, Healthy Body
Part 1 of the Brainy Hoof Blog Series - by Christa Lesté-Lasserre ©Christa Lesté-Lasserre NB 2732(2) The equine hoof receives massive forces conce...
Anatomy
How To Do a Mustang Roll
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...
Anatomy
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. ...