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Articles | August 30, 2010
 As EasyCare moves into 2011 we will be upgrading and improving many boots in our hoof boot line. In addition we are looking to introduce some new products that are related to the hoof, lower leg and hoof care maintenance. The goal is to provide our dealers and customers more products within our industry niche.
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Articles | August 30, 2010
 Thermography provides you with a non-invasive, objective reading of the circulatory and inflammatory status of your horse by measuring heat. In conjunction with EasyCare, I am using thermographic techniques to investigate any differences in the heat distribution through the hoof and lower limb of horses using different hoof protection protocols (barefoot, booted and shod). As
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 There are countless equestrian sports available to horse enthusiasts and different types of competitions within each discipline. From dressage to eventing, to cutting, to reining, to jumping, to driving and endurance to name a few. Each sport is exciting, competitive and invariably has its own event of significance within the discipline: like the Rolex Kentucky
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 Two Historic 100’s.
I am extremely honored to be one of two riders in the country to have completed both the Big Horn 100 and Western States Tevis 100 in 2010, only two weeks apart. Dave Rabe was the other rider and to have accomplished these 100’s in the company of such an amazing horseman and
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 It’s July and the summer heat is here. The days are long, the horses are slick and many of the equine enthusiasts who participate in the sport of endurance racing are starting to lose sleep over the 100 mile Tevis Cup. It’s the type of event that will chew you up and spit you out
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 Technical Issues: Hoof Growth Promotion for Horses
Hoof growth and regeneration is very much an “inside out” process. The hoof must receive nutrients from the blood in order to stimulate growth and repair. Like every other part of a horse’s body, the hoof is a living structure which depends on the nutrients provided through the blood
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 by Duncan McLaughlin
Who wants soft-country feet? Not me! Until recently I lived in an area that was perfect for barefooting. Hard, dry, often rocky terrain meant achieving gravel-crunching soundness was possible for a majority of horses. Last November, I moved to an area with much higher rainfall and with rich, deep, often wet topsoil; perfect
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A large majority of EasyCare’s hoof boot designs have come from listening to customer feedback. Others have been developed by boot users and then refined by EasyCare. These people now get a nice royalty payment for their idea. EasyCare is happy to have a better design, the person with the idea
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 ‘Handsome is as handsome does.’ Well, not really!
Don’t confuse your horse’s conformation with his posture. Conformational traits such as the length of bones, are genetically determined. There is not a lot you can do to change conformation. But you can have a profound effect on postural traits, such as the way muscles and connective tissues
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Articles | April 30, 2010
On April 10, Jeremy Reynolds made an achievement worthy of recognition when he won the Git ‘R’ Done 100 mile three-star FEI race on his horse, Sir Smith, with a an impressive finishing time of 8 hours, 36 minutes. He also won the coveted Best Condition award.
Jeremy and Sir Smith were 1 hour, 45 minutes in front of the next
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