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What to do about BRITTLE HOOVES

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 affect the quality...

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 affect the quality...

Equine digital cushion and rehabilitation

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 once its been corrupted by...

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 once its been corrupted by...

Runaway Heels and How They Slowly Crawl Back

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 hoof boot...

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 hoof boot...

Have we forgotten the back hooves

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 'choppy' without full impulsion,...

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 'choppy' without full impulsion,...

how to treat thrush in horses hooves

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 horse’s hooves. Thrush might not be...

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 horse’s hooves. Thrush might not be...

Contracted Heels?

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, the heels are said to be...

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, the heels are said to be...