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By Carole Herder So you think horse shoes are bad news? Try thinking about them in winter?!?! Mud, ice and snow packed onto the bottom of the hoof secured with the shoe. Freezing cold metal nailed onto your horse’s foot and banging onto the ground every time they take a step. Slipping and sliding on…
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By Carole Herder Announcing Jennifer Mundell How Much do the People Around You Matter? “Community minded with a strong social conscience”, is the way Jenny describes herself. She adds that she quickly multi-tasks and has excellent communication skills. Jenny’s lovely personality combined with fast paced management skills and experience operating her own clothing business makes…
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Hello, I am from Germany and I wanna say a HUGE “Thank You”. My horse has worn the Cavallo Boots more than 6 years now. She is now on the third pair of boots. I ride with one pair about 930 miles. We are endurance riders and we are participating on rounds with 35 miles…
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I want to share my horse story with you. I am 40 yrs old and got my first horse a year and a half ago (after wanting one since I was 6). I got a 13 year old Appaloosa gelding who is the best horse in the world. His name is Max. The previous…
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I recently purchased and used the Cavallo Simple boots and absolutely love them! My horse is a 14 year old quarter horse gelding. Not long after I first purchased him about 3 years ago , he had laminitis. It was a very long process to get him in better health again and then riding. He…
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By Carole Herder I came across two very different backs on horses recently. The first was an old gentleman who had lived a rough life being ridden three times a week for many years, had worn shoes all his life and probably an ill-fitting saddle too. He stood at 17hh (68cm) but did not look…
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I just wanted to say thank you for these wonderful boots! I am still riding my 28 yr old TB mare because of them! She was originally my daughter’s show horse – but when my daughter went off to college, Cassie stayed behind in semi-retirement. Unfortunately, as she aged, her already bad feet got worse…
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‘Puca’ was an Irish spirit and shape shifter and often took the form of a horse Horses can eat pumpkin (in small doses!). Or why not scoop one out and fill it with goodies like apple and carrot junks! Your horse will root out the treats (before or after they smash the pumpkin with their…
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By Carole Herder Different horse, different hoof. That is my motto – for trimming, for boot fitting, for health care. I remember a friend of mine who got her first horses and decided to keep them barefoot. Luckily they had never been shod so she was off to a good start. She learned to trim…
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