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By Carole Herder Happy New Year! I hope you all had a joyous festive season and are looking forward to a great year ahead. I know I am, with plenty planned. Has anyone made some New Year’s resolutions? The most common ones around the globe seem to be to get fit, lose weight or give…
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When transitioning to barefoot, there are some challenges you should be aware of: 1. When you first go barefoot, ignorance is most definitely not bliss for the people around you. Any disapproving looks and comments you will receive are from those who have no idea about the anatomy of the hoof, let alone the advantages…
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By Carole Herder Following on from part 1 of this article, we are talking about an article Tom Teskey wrote about breaking traditions. Shoeing reduces the circulation in a horse’s hoof and this affects the entire body. Applying pads and artificial materials to the hooves or providing soft footing underneath only promotes weak and faulty…
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We have 9 horses and they all wear Cavallo Hoof boots when ridden. We Absolutely love them as do my horses. I am enclosing a picture of my niece on her first trail ride. She was very excited when other riders asked about them. She made sure to read up on them so she could…
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By Carole Herder Most of us are very fond of our trail riding and pleasure riding, a few of us might participate in some endurance riding and there may be a handful that go hunting, but did you know about the many other mounted cross-country sports you can do? Here is a list of some…
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Another happy Cavallo customer! Thank you for the Cavallo Trim Manual. We use Cavallo Sport Boots on my Tennessee Walker/Spotted Saddle Horse and the Simple Boot on my wife’s Rocky Mountain Horse following trims. It seems any farrier we use is always in a hurry and one farrier we used for a long time left…
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By Carole Herder Just last weekend at (NAPEC) North American Police Equestrian Championships, we watch on as riders navigated their horses over smoking bridges and through various timed events that simulate what might occur while on duty patrol. From the simple control of siding up to place violation dockets on vehicles to piloting their way…
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By Carole Herder There is a little discrepancy about how long man has interacted with and domesticated the horse, anywhere from 6 to 12 thousand years. Our involvement with them contributed to how they evolved. Horses were hunted for meat and got bigger and faster to survive. As their stature increased, humans used them for…
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Another nice testimonial received, with a hint of Italian flavor! Hi there. I recently went on a trail riding holiday in Italy. It was fabulous, for the most part. It was a family run business and we all ate together every day, including ‘the don’, as I called him, at the head of the table….
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