Hi Lavinia. I am curious about when and why to do heel ramping? I have seen that this has been discussed in other hoof forums, but not really sure why I would do this, in what instances and what

Jeanne, I just became a dealer for Equine Fusion boots because my clients had so many issues with Cloud boots falling apart over the last few months. EasyCare didn’t seem concerned about the issues

Hi Judy Glory and I are both loving the Equine Fusion Recovery boots. She has been turned out in them for the last four days in a fresh snow. The boot tread does not collect snow and has better

Thanks for the responses. Jeanne, could you keep me posted about the Equine Fusion boots? I oiled the Cavello's Simple which made them much softer/pliable but haven't tried them again since.

Maxine...I don't check this subgroup often, but this came up on my radar. After trying Scotty in about a gazillion kinds of glue on shoes, and also Forma-Hoof, it became apparent that NONE of them

If the the extra-long trim cycle exacerbated that old injury, getting the trim really tightly balanced should help enormously. Agree with the vet that he might also benefit from some short-term NSAID

thank you lavinia .whisper is a horse i gave away about 2 1/2 years ago; he just was not happy with steady work, i was his 9th owner in his 10 1/2 years; it was about 8 months before i gave him

Do you have the radiographs available, Daisy? If it's an arthritis issue Tendon EQ won't help. -- Lavinia Jan 2005, RI Moderator/ECIR Support

maybe lavinia can help. whisper, haflinger, 17 years; lameness right front, much improved with well balanced trim, arthritis from xray, lives out 24/7 hugh dry lot. gimpness worsened with over due

--I had a very similar reaction with Cavellos with Glory. The heel of the boot was definitely not a fit for her at this time. She would also nose the boot to show her dislike. For now she is back

We find the Cavallo Trek boots comfortable, but there is a breaking in period, as they may have mentioned to you. The leather stretches a bit, like a shoe. They even have a short video describing it.

Sounds like the boots just aren't a good match for his feet at this time for some reason. That may change over time as his hooves become healthier or it might always remain a mismatch. -- Lavinia Jan

I really like the design and simple use of my new Cavallo Simple Boots but as soon as I put them on Bugsy, he immediately starts lifting up the booted hoof. When both boots are on, he alternates them.

The 2020 - 2021 2 for 1 course sale is on at www.drkellon.com. My web manager is not available right now to change the dates on the sale but they are the same as last year. Course dates for NRC Plus,

You're not the only one, Ellen. I think it may be because the links were added manually to Vicki's signature without hitting "enter" after the link to make it "live". You can just copy/paste them into

Not a silly question. I can do them even with the shoes but they won't be as precise as ones without because I can't see parts of the hoof. -- Lavinia Jan 2005, RI Moderator/ECIR Support

Vicki, for some reason your case history link and your photo link are no longer 'blue' and 'clickable' ... am I the only one with this problem?? Ellen N. Alabama

Thank you so much! Can mark ups be done even though he has shoes on?? Maybe thats a silly question. Thanks so much! Vicky Monen and Samson Aug 2015, Alpharetta

Hi Vicky, The toes need to be brought back further - RF more than LF. Because the soles are already too thin, absolutely NO trimming of the soles for any reason. I can't tell for sure but the heels

What exactly do I need to tell my farrier about the trim to have him correct it? Vicky Monen and Samson Aug 2015, Alpharetta Ga.