Hoof Care's Blog (4)

Question: I am wondering if front shoes only are a viable option for any horse, or a dressage horse in particular, and especially one with back problems that are regularly treated by a chiropractor. I am considering this option, but am worried that it would throw the horse off balance, just as if I were to wear a shoe on one foot and not on the other. The horse, a 16 yo TB, is currently barefoot, but cannot go on the trail barefoot. I have tried boa boots, but he is uncomfortable in them.… Continue

From the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, Inc. Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit The Hoof: Inside and Out Often overlooked and under-appreciated, the foot remains the foundation of any horse. “No Foot, No Horse,” the adage still echoes today from the racetrack to the show ring. But what is actually happening inside the hoof when the horse strides along the ground? How does his locomotion affect his race? Why does he need shoes? These answers are revealed with many others in Th… Continue

“Make Them Sound, Keep Them Sound” ThinLine technology expands into hoof care with new therapeutic protection hoof pads after positive results with previously lame horses ThinLine Inc., maker of performance enhancing saddle pads for over a decade, is introducing its new protection hoof pads to the hoof care industry. Using the same unique technology found in their equine products, ThinLine working with farriers have found the protection hoof pads to produce remarkable results in r… Continue

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