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Meet Rocky, a 17 year old gelding, that I was borrowing while my mare was recuperating from an injury. We love playing ‘keyhole’. You can see Rocky wearing his Cavallo Sport boots on the front. Most of the time he wears boots on the hind feet as well. Rocky started wearing the Cavallo Sport boots…
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Riding both western (barrel and trail pad) and baroque (raised wither pad), I have one pad for each discipline and I am totally convinced by them, especially for the PRE horse which is flat backed with thin and high withers. I use them both directly on the horse’s back with the merino wool horse-side. Breathable,…
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The TREC World Championships take place 7 – 9 September 2012 in Mafra, Portugal. The Great Britain Team are competing on hired horses as their own would not be used to the Portugese terrain or biting insects. The team will be using the Cavallo saddle pads to get good saddle fit. The pads were presented…
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The horse in this photo is ‘Gunner’, my 21 year old Tennessee Walking Horse who had been wearing steel shoes for the past 18 years. He made the transition to hoof boots smoothly the first time I rode him in them. I know he’s comfortable wearing them because for the first time in the 13…
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Cavallo President Carole Herder is proud to announce that Cavallo Hoof Boots have now received the Stamp of Approval from Liberated Horsemanship. Originally founded by Dr. Bruce Nock in 2003, Liberated Horsemanship provides training and services for hoof care professionals, bare hoof enthusiasts and horse people who are ready to learn and change. “The endorsements…
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Best of America by Horseback invites riders from all over the world to come and join in their special celebration ride. Cavallo has partnered with BOABH, as seen on RFD TV, for many years and the team at Cavallo are proud to call Tom and Pat Seay and all the BOABH team as friends. Cavallo…
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Cavallo President Carole Herder announced today that Cavallo Hoof Boots are now the Official Hoof Boots of three riding associations: American Competitive Trail Horse Association (ACTHA), Australian Trail Horse Riders Association (ATHRA) and the British Horse Society UK TREC division, plus the hugely popular TV program Best Of America By Horseback (BOABH) shown on RFD TV across the…
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By Carole Herder An unseasonal chill swept through all activities on our most recent trip to China, until we started loading this 40 foot container. One 20 footer destined for Europe, one for the USA – these 2 metal boxes spell relief for thousands of horses freeing them of metal shoes. It’s amazing that in…
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By Carole Herder As a matter of vital attention is the responsibility for quality control at the Cavallo factory. This rests primarily in the hands of every single worker, whether on a sewing machine, cutting table or hand stitching. It means that everyone must understand what they are accomplishing, why it is important and then…
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