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You’ll have a great opportunity to meet up with Hannah and Crunch from ‘It’s Crunch Time’ at Equitana Melbourne this year! Wait until you see Crunch sporting the NEW Cavallo sparkly ‘Bling’ CLB Hoof Boots during his events at the show! You’ll love them. Hannah Pikkat and her mini, Crunch, will be entertaining you at…
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This is to say thank you. Today Jenny – who helps many of you with her kind knowledge at our Cavallo office, sent me a compilation of recent posts our customers have made on our Facebook page. As I read through the heartfelt messages about how Cavallos have helped their horses, giant globules of tears…
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My second podcast this year on Horse Chats Australia is up and running online! In episode 290 I discuss the 10 Most Essential Horse Matters…Please tune in and listen NOW! Being asked to discuss the 10 most essential horse matters in a one-hour podcast was a daunting request, because I could spend days going over these points! …
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Okay friends…there is no way to avoid what’s coming, but it makes me feel better that we’re in it together… Autumn! Wet. Rainy. Muddy. The sun disappears (even though we never wanted to say goodbye) and, through no fault of our own, we are left with water falling from the sky! Water in the sky…
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Navicular Disease is also referred to as Navicular Syndrome or Caudal Heel Pain. Overly diagnosed and grossly misunderstood; symptoms appear slowly. You will see subtle signs such as pinned ears, swishing tail, overall discomfort or an inability to pick up the correct lead. Your horse seems uncomfortable, but you can’t pinpoint why. He has a…
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Has a Navicular diagnosis got you and your horse down? A Pain Free Life When treating a horse with Navicular disease, keeping your horse barefoot can encourage the blood to circulate with ease through the proper channels, carrying a host of nutrients throughout the hoof. The barefoot hoof can flex and expand to allow shock…
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The hoof is a miraculous structure designed with innate intelligence to function as support for the weight of a horse in movement. In its natural state, it is an engineering marvel. When a horse’s full weight descends, the hoof is sandwiched between that load and the ground. The hoof spreads apart, allowing the coffin bone…
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Through the mist of shrouded pre-dawn dew, tails of wispy golden amber and ebony swish rhythmically. Two high pitched baby nickers respond immediately to the call of another. Three new fouls joined the herd this Spring, their gangling limbs on the move, muscling-up well, day on day. Joyful curiosity streams through the small herd. Then…
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Watch the Video Here! Your horse’s hoofs consist of living tissue. Just as with our own hair, nails and other cellular structures, nourishment is important. Cellular strength, wholeness and integrity are affected by environmental factors. Extreme weather patterns can indeed affect the hoof, but just because the weather seems to be overreacting; doesn’t mean you…
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