Scoot Boot Performance
Ready, set, glue! - by Jo Harder
If you’ve never glued on Scoot Skins, it may have been because the process sounded overly complex. While it’s true that there are a lot of steps, o...
Anatomy
Functional Anatomy of the Equine Hoof
It occurred to me this morning, as I'm reading various hoof-help posts, that owners and many hoofcare practitioners have little understanding of wh...
Hoof health
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...
Anatomy
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...
Hoof health
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...
Anatomy
The Digital Cushion and It's Rehabilitation
Well, it seems there is some controversy mulling about on social media about the Digital Cushion of the horse's hoof and if can be rehabilitated on...
Hoof health
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...
Hoof health
Have We Forgotten the Back Hooves?
If your horse is having issues with the stifle, the SI joint, the hocks (think of twisting hocks), or is feeling short-strided in the back or 'chop...
Diseases
The Black Plague - How to Treat Thrush in Horses’ Hooves
You’ll probably smell it before you see it. That overpowering aroma of noxious rotting cheese that is the unmistakable signature of thrush in your ...
Hoof health
Contracted Heels?
Contracted Heels -- just what ARE contracted heels on a horse's hoof? Well, basically, if the heel measurement is less than the toe measurement, t...
Hoof health
Bruised Hooves???
I've seen alot of inquiries lately from people who are wondering what is that weird red spot on their horse's sole? And some showing red on the wa...
Diseases
Seedy Toe
"Seedy-toe and white line disease (WLD) are simply different names describing similar infections. Seedy toe and WLD look the same and involve the s...
Anatomy
More on BARS
OK, to trim or not to trim the bars of the Equine Hoof? That seems to be a highlighted question nowadays. I've addressed just what the bars are ...