http://healthyhooves.ca Natural Hoof Care Services Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:49:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://healthyhooves.ca/news/not-all-horseshoes-are-the-same http://healthyhooves.ca/news/not-all-horseshoes-are-the-same#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:30:24 +0000 Melanie Merrow http://healthyhooves.ca/news/20081019_not-all-horseshoes-are-the-same A lightweight, flexible, shock absorbing, non nailed on shoe would be the perfect solution for horses that need some type of support for their hooves. I do not like to see any horse in pain, and I have found it very difficult to provide all my clients with pain free hoof care by using the natural trim alone. Horses with very thin sole's can take from 2-10 months to grow enough sole not to be sore on tough ground and I do not believe any horse should have to suffer through the transition period of taking the shoes off. I have found that some horses with hoof issues or horses that have worn shoes for many years, have sensitive soles and need protection to help transition to barefoot. Boots do offer protection but they are not perfect. They only coming in a number of sizes so they often rub and cause sores. Owners often have to buy 2-3 pairs of hoof boots because the hoof changes shape as it de-contacts and becomes more healthy.]]> http://healthyhooves.ca/news/not-all-horseshoes-are-the-same/feed 0 http://healthyhooves.ca/news/barefoot-eventer http://healthyhooves.ca/news/barefoot-eventer#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:44:12 +0000 Melanie Merrow http://healthyhooves.ca/news/20081219_barefoot-eventer http://healthyhooves.ca/news/barefoot-eventer/feed 0 http://healthyhooves.ca/news/why-horse-shoes http://healthyhooves.ca/news/why-horse-shoes#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:28:04 +0000 Melanie Merrow http://healthyhooves.ca/news/20081120_why-horse-shoes http://healthyhooves.ca/news/why-horse-shoes/feed 0 http://healthyhooves.ca/news/barefoot-jumper-horses-under-my-care http://healthyhooves.ca/news/barefoot-jumper-horses-under-my-care#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:37:10 +0000 Melanie Merrow http://healthyhooves.ca/news/20081102_barefoot-jumper-horses-under-my-care http://healthyhooves.ca/news/barefoot-jumper-horses-under-my-care/feed 0 http://healthyhooves.ca/news/how-to-judge-hoof-health http://healthyhooves.ca/news/how-to-judge-hoof-health#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:46:02 +0000 Melanie Merrow http://healthyhooves.ca/news/20080401_how-to-judge-hoof-health http://healthyhooves.ca/news/how-to-judge-hoof-health/feed 0 http://healthyhooves.ca/news/so-what-is-the-problem-with-processed-horse-feed http://healthyhooves.ca/news/so-what-is-the-problem-with-processed-horse-feed#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:17:26 +0000 Melanie Merrow http://healthyhooves.ca/news/20080217_so-what-is-the-problem-with-processed-horse-feed http://healthyhooves.ca/news/so-what-is-the-problem-with-processed-horse-feed/feed 0 http://healthyhooves.ca/news/a-natural-trim http://healthyhooves.ca/news/a-natural-trim#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:41:41 +0000 Melanie Merrow http://healthyhooves.ca/news/20080131_a-natural-trim http://healthyhooves.ca/news/a-natural-trim/feed 0 http://healthyhooves.ca/news/do-i-need-to-blanket-my-horse http://healthyhooves.ca/news/do-i-need-to-blanket-my-horse#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:26:54 +0000 Melanie Merrow http://healthyhooves.ca/news/20080124_do-i-need-to-blanket-my-horse http://healthyhooves.ca/news/do-i-need-to-blanket-my-horse/feed 0 http://healthyhooves.ca/news/rescue-barefoot-horse-competes-in-eventing http://healthyhooves.ca/news/rescue-barefoot-horse-competes-in-eventing#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:07:28 +0000 Melanie Merrow http://healthyhooves.ca/news/20080107_rescue-barefoot-horse-competes-in-eventing http://healthyhooves.ca/news/rescue-barefoot-horse-competes-in-eventing/feed 0 http://healthyhooves.ca/news/farrier-standards-comparison http://healthyhooves.ca/news/farrier-standards-comparison#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:22:08 +0000 Melanie Merrow http://healthyhooves.ca/news/20071214_farrier-standards-comparison http://healthyhooves.ca/news/farrier-standards-comparison/feed 0