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Show Training your Barefoot Horse on All Terrain is Possible! I love getting questions from you all in response to the fun newsletters we send out. This Summer, someone who enjoys driving with their miniature horses asked about how to keep them barefoot. They want to keep their minis’ hoofs as healthy and natural as…
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Let your Horse Help You At Cavallo, we chat with horse people all day and it seems most of us are doing pretty well. We live in the country and enjoy a rural setting. We all have our animals to keep us from feeling too much isolation. Let your horse help you! They are often…
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On Rethinking Horseshoes, and the Evolution of Cavallos Carly Kade’s Podcast put the spotlight on Equestrian Author s and her interviews are world-renowned. Listeners know they’ll hear inspirational stories from popular horse book authors… Carly never disappoints. This is why I was honoured to be asked invited as her latest guest. Join me and Carly! Here’s…
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Hoof Contraction – A Common Sight The appearance of a contracted hoof is so typical that it can be considered the norm. The hoof looks long and narrow, particularly towards the back half. The heels look like they pinch together, squeezing the bulbs and frog. The heels curve in like hooks, towards the frog, creating…
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Join the Cavallo Money Savers’ Club! Horse Owners Seek More Affordable Hoof Care We’ve been hearing ONE burning question at Cavallo every day since the news hit about the global pandemic. Equine media professional, Heidi Melocco (The Whole Picture), recently interviewed me about the concept of being barefoot and booted as a money saver during these…
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Here’s a Question for You… These are uncharted waters, my friends, and I admit I am scared. I’m going along OK for the most part, but then I hear news and up comes the trepidation, the ‘what ifs’ and the fearfulness. This is powerlessness. Events, circumstances, people, and things – all are swirling around in…
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By Carole Herder Your horse’s hoof consists of alive and organic substances, which means the cellular structure that makes up the hoof tissue can continually rejuvenate and regenerate. Nothing about a hoof abscess needs to remain a problem when providing proper circumstances for healing. Changing your horse’s conditions, both internally and externally, can present a…
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Hope for Life After Laminitis I recently had the honour of being a guest on Horsemanship radio. My host and long-time friend, Debbie Loucks, interviewed me and we had a lot of fun. In this episode, I address the difficult issue of Laminitis. It’s by far one of the most feared hoof ailments that affects…
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Hey Chicken – Go Feed Your Horse! 🐔 The temperature has been plunging to unprecedented and inhumane levels here in British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast, which is NOT anything like a sunny coast right now. I returned from our Denver trip to the surprise of falling snow and baby, it’s COLD OUTSIDE. I start the…
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