When I put my arena in, 20 plus years ago, I used a USDF booklet. I found this link to it. Not sure if you can still order it from the USDF. An important point is to use manufactured sand rather

This is a great tip, Regina. Thanks for the suggestion. As hard as I try to keep my pea stone clean, it’s nearly impossible. -- Martha in Vermont Logo (dec. 7/20/19), Tobit(EC) and Pumpkin, Handy

I used to have a book on arena footings. I will try to figure out if I still have it..

Lavinia said: "For the horses' feet, the best thing to use is 4"-6" of 3/8" pea stone." I am getting ready to do my dream-come-true grading, footing, and surfacing project. Can anyone direct me to

Down at ground level it will be from some time in the past. -- Lavinia Moderator/ECIR Support

I was rasping Abs front hooves and noticed he had pink showing up. No noticable difference in travel. I started soaking hay. Is this a current issue or is it just showing up from some time ago? --

Trisha DePietroJul 27 #11189 "I did the pea gravel and was very very happy with it and the horses feet looked great! However, over time, organic matter deteriorates and combines with the pea stone

I’m still very interested in your advice if you have time. ☺️🤓🧐 -- Joella Foust

-- Diann Kuzma One Hoof at a Time PHCP Practitioner Joined 2018

-- Diann Kuzma One Hoof at a Time PHCP Practitioner Joined 2018

Hi Susan, That's going to be a tough one as the majority of the boots are designed to be used on feet where the trim is pretty optimal, which means the heels are the appropriate height. Your best bet

I am a big fan of the Easy Care pads, all 3 densities. The softer ones conform more over time, the firmer ones retain their shape better but still squish when weight is applied. The interlocking

Hi Rebecca, You need to rocker/bevel the back of the heels but leave the vertical height of the heel buttress alone. Also need to rasp the wall out of weight bearing in the heel, leaving only the bar

I am interested in this topic as well, as I am currently working with a good barefoot trimmer with ground parallel/negative angle in my boy's back feet with underrun heels all around. Lavinia what is

Joella, there are All types of pads. Easy boot has comfort pads, 3 densities. Another company is HoofPads? Can not quite remember. I have had clients use yoga mats, the puzzle mates for long term

Can anyone suggest a hoof boot for a horse with high heels and a steep angle? She has a bit of high low syndrome. I've sent pictures to scoot boot and they told me that their boots won't work for my

HI Joella, I am a big fan of Flex Hoof Boots. I did 8 miles last weekend through mud, creek, off trail, rocks, hills basically the whole gambit. My mare did not take a wrong step and some areas were

Hello! Lavina, thank you for your wonderfully informative comment to my last question! I learned a lot which was my goal ☺️ So thank you! ☺️ Regarding pads, what types of materials would

Hi Bobbie, It sounds like his toes can come back even more than they already are. The squaring-off is due to him wearing them down himself as he breaks over the center of the hoof - a perfectly normal

Computer took a bit to update. Yippie -- Diann Kuzma One Hoof at a Time PHCP Practitioner Joined 2018