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Silent Anvil: Joe Kriz Sr. Epitomized the 20th Century American Horseshoer

December 31, 1969:  Joe Kriz may have the most famous smile in American horseshoeing. He was the star of Capewell nail ads and the grin showed up everywhere. So did Joe. The media loved him. Even beyond the Kriz family's association with the Budweiser Clydesdales an... [More]

"Blame" It on These Four Fast Feet

December 31, 1969: My friend Wendy Uzelac must have been thinking of The Hoof Blog when she was walking around Keeneland Racetrack in Lexington, Kentucky yesterday. Her expert camera clicked just as the groom threw a bucket of suds at the lower legs of the horse t... [More]

The Anti-Gravity Anvil

December 31, 1969: .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Floating Anvil, originally uploaded by Zach Inglis. Seen above London, ... [More]

FEI NSAID Background: Alex Atock Explains When and Why Bute Was Banned

December 31, 1969: Many people I meet in the horse world are shocked and even a bit put off sometimes when they first learn that the FEI does not allow horses to compete on even the smallest amount of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, pronounced "en-sa... [More]

VolksFarrier: Poetry in Motion for Some Lucky Horseshoer

December 31, 1969: .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } VW Farrier Rig 8, originally uploaded by parmo. The sun will never set ... [More]

Highlights from From The Horse's Mouth

Behind the scene development of hoof boots and the latest EasyCare happenings

Goodbye- The Last Blog Post at "From The Horse's Mouth"

December 03, 2009: It's hard to believe that "From The Horse's Mouth" blog as been up and running for over 3 years. The blog subscribers and readership has steadily increased over the years, giving us the ability to pass on more information about... [More]

Transition Tuesday Week 29

December 01, 2009: How To Increase the Size of Your Horse?s Feet: A Status Report on The Great Barefoot Experiment Wendell Berry is a fascinating farmer, poet and author who writes prolifically about a way of living he values. He believes in the... [More]

Do You Want a Free Entry to the 2010 Tevis Cup?

November 30, 2009: Hoof boots have been used successfully at the Tevis Cup 100 Mile Endurance Event since Neel Glass completed the event using Easyboots in 1975. The 1975 completion by Dr. Glass marked the first time in history that a booted horse... [More]

$10,000 Easyboot Hoof Boot Contest

November 29, 2009: Today was the last day of the 2009 $10,000 Hoof Boot Contest. Looks like it will be a close call between Terri Tinkham, Carla Richardson and Natalie Herman. Together, the three top rides accumulated more than 3,725 miles of endurance... [More]

Hoof Boot Train- Natural Hoof Care and Hoof Boot Conversations

November 28, 2009: Natural hoof care and hoof boot discussions are sometimes as hot and heavy as the conversations around politics and religion. Its interesting to listen to these conversations and hear the different positive and negative arguments. Debate is health... [More]

Highlights from Team Easyboot

Share, learn, discuss all things horse and hoof. Get the skinny on EasyCare hoof boots from a variety of perspectives.

Highlights from TheHorse.com

"Your Guide to Equine Healthcare"

WEG: Kroger Stores to Offer Flex Grounds Pass Tickets

December 31, 1969: Shoppers at 166 Kroger stores in four states will be able to purchase Flex Grounds Pass tickets to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games along with their grocery items from Sept. 1 - Sept. 24. Kroger stores in Central Tennessee, Southern Illino... [More]

Managing Abnormal Heart Rhythm in the Performance Horse

December 31, 1969: Exercise intolerance often is first sign that a performance horse has an abnormal heart rhythm, said Kelsey A. Hart, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, internal medicine clinician and graduate fellow in the department of large animal medicine at the Universit... [More]

BLM Requests Independent Operations Review

December 31, 1969: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has asked the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council (NAS/NRC), an independent, nonprofit group that advises government agencies on scientific issues, to review the agency's Wild Horse and Bu... [More]

WEG: Build-Out Update at the Kentucky Horse Park

December 31, 1969: The build-out for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) has reached less than a month to go, and construction crews have taken over the Kentucky Horse Park to prepare it for the 16-day event. Dozens of RV trailers have been moved int... [More]

Readers Share Dewormer Preference

December 31, 1969: More than 460 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, "Which of the following dewormers do you use to treat encysted small strongyles?" Results were as follows:  Ivermectin:... [More]