This is a long shot, but has anyone found a way to prevent snow from balling up in their horse's hooves? I tried the "Just spray the soles with non-stick cooking spray" route and it was useless. When

Hi All... Long time lurker, first time poster here :) I have an approximately 20 y/o IR pony who, I'm confident, has been stricken with winter laminitis. This will be the 2nd winter she's had trouble.

I have used Dick hoof knives since I started doing my own trimming over 15 years ago. I have started having issues with keeping them sharp. They are good out of the box for one or two trims, then seem

Hi all, I am looking for some direction with a problem, maybe some of you have experience with this. I have asked to Dr. Kellon in THM and she thinks it might be a keratoma, not a sarcoid and maybe th

Someone in one of my FB groups is asking about BoneKare, a K1 supplement for horses to help repair bone as well as build up bone density (website claims with a guarantee). The example given was P3 bon

Kaeco has a (new-to-me) product, Biotin 800 ZA Plus, that includes L-Arginine. Their claim: " Nitric oxide is a gas produced within the horse's body that impacts circulation, vascular health and lamen

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.

Dumb question. When i was cleaning Relevante's hooves today I noticed [is it frog cleft or frog commissure?] on the frogs of the right and left front feet - that the cleft or commissure seems to trave

I am going to look at a draft cross to buy, a Belgian/TB. I haven't been to see him yet, but he is big (16.3hh, 1500 lbs). He is shod all around. The seller told me that draft horses always need to be

Hi Kirsten and all Only two rides so far in our new Flex boots; no complaints yet. The first day I just tried them on and made some adjustments to where the gaiter sits and which slots the side straps

I know I saw somewhere on this site a link to a place to buy/trade/sell used hoof boots. I have tried searching and cannot find a link. I did a google search and most of the sites I found were faceboo

I'm wondering if anybody has had experience with glueing on boot shells with pads. We glued four Glove shells on Indy a week ago. Reason--she lands better in boots and pads but tends to rub if left in

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 biome

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 tri

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,

Hi there, I have uploaded Samsons recent xrays and would like to see if someone can please take a look at them. He has been lame for a very very long time. It seems to be right front. Had several vets

Is there any scientific evidence that too much calcium in the horse's diet causes sidebone? In other words, will an excess of calcium, calcify a ligament in the horse's body instead of being excreted

Good morning, I’m trying to find a post, preferably by a moderator or pro, that addresses how to trim a foot with a sunk but NOT rotated CB. There’s got to be one on here ☺️ Thanks!! -- Joella Foust M

Both my horses had the top layer of their frogs peel off in the last week on all 4 hooves. About a 1/4" was lost. It came off while I was cleaning their hooves and I only had to run the side of the ho

I'd like a recommendation on the type of gravel that I should top my turn out paddock with. There is already a 1 foot base that had some bigger pieces of stone in it and some finer gravel. Most of it