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Is There Help For Horses With Navicular Disease? Have you ever heard your veterinarian mention the phrase “Navicular Disease” when referring to your beloved horse? It feels like the end. A doom. A life-altering diagnosis. But can there be help for this common (but misunderstood) syndrome? Navicular Disease is also sometimes referred to as Navicular Syndrome and…
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Your Horse’s Hooves are In Your Hands As President of Cavallo, one of the most interesting parts of my job is the personal stories you all share with me about your experience with caring for your horse’s hooves. The process of transitioning from shod to barefoot or making a change from one farrier to another…
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Keeping Barrel and Pole Horses as Comfy as Possible Cavallo Hoof Boots are a big help to rodeo and barrel horses who need to travel in comfort to this summer’s top events. Barrel racer Susie Busse (of Troy, Missouri) outfits her string of shod competition horses with Trek Boots to ensure that they don’t slip…
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Because Snow and Freezing Mud is a Challenge Not all hoof boots stay on during heavy snow and the inevitable mud that follows. I took on this seasonal problem and designed our horse hoof boots to mimic the natural shape of horses’ hooves. The famous conical shape helps prevent well-fitted boots from coming off. Cavallo…
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Wonderful Winter Riding When we feel like Winter is coming, we winterize our houses, winterize our vehicles and we buy boots and jackets to Winterize ourselves. What about Winterizing our horses? Winter is the perfect time to pull off metal shoes and keep your horse moving through the colder season. Allow your horse’s hooves to…
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Gravel. It Can Be a Problem for Any Horse. (Unless they have Cavallos!) Whether barefoot or shod, gravel can ruin your horse’s level of enjoyment and can even cause serious injury. While you can control the footing around your horse’s barn and known areas, there’s a common fear of arriving at a show, clinic, or…
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Safe Footing Means Visits to Hospitals, Care Homes and Schools No matter where in Florida this mini horse therapy team travels, they wear their Cavallo CLB Boots during therapy visits! Thirty-two-inch tall, “Honey” is the miniature horse who started it all. Mary Rose Gullet of Honey’s Mini Therapy Adventures says people are always excited to…
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Both Shod and Barefoot Horses LOVE Cavallo! According to Santa himself, our Trek Boot is topping Christmas lists for all horses this season! Whether shod or barefoot, Cavallo Trek Hoof Boots provide the traction and support to help all equines. Cavallos help them feel more comfortable on rough terrain, during trailer rides or while training…
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Uxía and Cissa’s Brave Journey Uxía is an equine educator and horsewoman in Barcelona, and she’s forging new barefoot pathways in Spain. Her social media accounts are some of the most influential in Spain. They are among few references in their area about natural horsemanship, groundwork and bitless and barefoot horsekeeping. She’s our kinda girl!…
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