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Hoofcare and Lameness Journal combs the globe for news on research, treatment, products, technology and the people who make this field such a rewarding career.

Vampires for Elephants: Robert Pattinson's Laminitis Experience in Film?

December 31, 1969:  His most famous role was as a teenage vampire and now Hollywood's made Robert Pattinson into a Cornell vet student with a foundered horse to fix. Photo from the Water for Elephants film's blog.The horse world is due to get a shot in the arm--if n... [More]

Friends at Work (Long Ago): Moving Wounded Horses in France During World War I

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; } Useful form of horse ambulance being used in France, originally uploaded b... [More]

Tiludronate (Tildren) Treatment for Bone Spavin Results in New Study

December 31, 1969: Spavin is one of the most common causes of lameness in jumping horses. Newly published trials from a study in England show that horses suffering lameness caused by bone spavin can show marked improvement following treatment with a Tiludronate inf... [More]

Silent Anvil: Jack Miller Has Died

December 31, 1969: Jack Miller gave me a wink. We were in Malibu, California,  it was 1985, and Jack was in his prime. He's wearing the Texas flag as a bandanna around his neck.  The hunter/jumper world will never be quite the same. Where will a trainer take a ho... [More]

Is California Farrier Doug Roberts the Hardest Working Person in America?

December 31, 1969: Doug Roberts is a hard-working guy. He's been shoeing horses for 37 years, and he has no plans to quit. Ever. But when the Livermore, California farrier heard about a contest to find the hardest working person in America, he figured there couldn... [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"

Checking the Vitals: Heart Function and Sound

December 31, 1969: You are at a concert when suddenly the orchestra stops playing their instruments with the exception of the kettledrums. The kettle drummer hits two beats with a pause. This is repeated over and over as you realize the drumbeats are the heart... [More]

Penicillin's Effects on Castrated Horses

December 31, 1969: Giving procaine penicillin before and after castration reduces the levels of inflammatory markers on a horse's blood test, which suggest that this approach might reduce bacteria in the surgical wounds, according to a Danish study. The resear... [More]

Judge Denies Request to Halt Nevada Mustang Gather

December 31, 1969: A U.S. District Court judge in Nevada has declined to grant a wild horse advocate's second request for a temporary restraining order designed to prevent the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from gathering horses from the Rock Creek and Little H... [More]

Livestock Death Prompts Call for Emergency Protocol

December 31, 1969: In response to two separate incidents involving livestock in public places, David Wilson, DVM, director of the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at the University of California, Davis, is calling for a complete review of an... [More]

Kentucky Derby and Preakness Winners Will Meet Again in Saturday's Haskell

December 31, 1969: Led by Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brandswinner Super Saver and Preakness Stakes winner Lookin At Lucky, one of the deepest fields in the 43-year history of the IZOD Haskell Invitational was drawn July 29 at Monmouth Park. A field of eight... [More]