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Favorite Video: Horse Owners Should Beware of Seasonal Weight Gain Over Winter Months

December 03, 2008: by Fran Jurga | 2 December 2008 | www.hoofcare.blogspot.com Most horses and ponies are not as overtly obese as this pony. The videos posted for you today explain the subtleties of weight gain in horses and their not-so-subtle effects on a horse's... [More]

Take a Peek at the Perfect Gift Book: EQUUS by Tim Flach

December 03, 2008: As the holiday season dawns, please take a look at a few sample images from our featured gift book for 2008. EQUUS by Tim Flach is a deceptively simple name for an extraordinary collection of images of the horse. Just the horse. Not always the ... [More]

Kentucky-Based FPD Expands Role in Horseshoe Distribution with Exclusive Import of Kerckhaert Shoes and Raceplates

December 03, 2008: by Fran Jurga | 29 November 2008 | www.hoofcare.blogspot.com WinStar Farms' Colonel John wore Kerckhaert raceplates when he won the Travers Stakes at Saratoga in August. (Photo of Colonel John's hoof before the Kentucky Derby by Dan Burke) Begi... [More]

What I Was Going to Write About Today

December 03, 2008: Nonchalent carriage horse on Marine Drive in Mumbai, with the Taj Mahal in the background; photo by Bernard Duvernay. For the past few weeks I have been following the course of a strain of Equine Influenza in India. It has been traveling from the... [More]

Turkey Shoes: Something to Talk About on Thanksgiving When Conversation Lags

December 03, 2008: Shoeing the Goose misericord carving photographed by Giles C. Watson For our non-USA readers: Today is Thanksgiving Day in the USA. The traditional meal stars a roast turkey. And that's just the beginning. If the conversation lags around the din... [More]

Highlights from From The Horse's Mouth

Behind the scene development of hoof boots and the latest EasyCare happenings

Pete Ramey and Tool of the Trade DVD

December 01, 2008: Pete and Ivy have a great new DVD out. Click here to learn more. Pete shows a bunch of cool stuff and EasyCare's new Easyboot Glue-On. This video is designed to teach equine professionals and horse owners how to select...... [More]

Happy Thanksgiving Holiday

November 30, 2008: What a wonderful holiday. A great time to spend with family and friends and discuss what we are all thankful for. I'm thankful for our little girl Alyxx. She's helped me look at the world in a different way. I'm...... [More]

Easyboot Glove continues to excel

November 26, 2008: I continue to put more miles and time on the Easyboot Glove. The Glove continues to excel and pass all the tests with flying colors. It's EasyCare's best hoof boot! I'm amazed at how well it works and how easy...... [More]

Fit Is Everything

November 25, 2008: Back in business school professors used the saying ?location, location, location? to describe one of the keys to success for a retail business. The saying pops into my head as I drive through town and see businesses flourish and others...... [More]

Easyboot Glove

November 24, 2008: The Easyboot Glue-On with Gaiter will be released under the name Easyboot Glove. Although we originally wanted to keep the Glue-On associated with the Easyboot Glue-On with Gaiter, the Easyboot Glue-On with Gaiter continues to test so well we have... [More]

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"Your Guide to Equine Healthcare"

Kentucky Colt with Type-1 Diabetes Might Be First

December 03, 2008: A colt born with type-1 diabetes might be the first documented equine case of the illness, according to his veterinarian, Nathan Slovis, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Ky. The Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse, a... [More]

California Vet Service Tax Fails; Might Resurface

December 03, 2008: Last week, the California State Senate and Assembly rejected Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to balance the budget, which included the addition of a sales tax to veterinary services.   Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency for the... [More]

Two Piroplasmosis Quarantines Remain in Florida

December 03, 2008: Florida agriculture officials have released two more properties from equine piroplasmosis quarantine, according to a statement released on the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DOACS) Web site. Two properties remain under quar... [More]

Veterinarian to Appeal Suspension in Cobra Venom Case

December 03, 2008: The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has scheduled a Dec. 3 hearing to consider the appeal of Dr. Rodney Stewart, who was suspended five years in September 2007 for multiple violations of the state's medication regulations. Stewart's appeal will ... [More]

Indiana Horse Shot; Reward for Information

December 03, 2008: The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the ­­­­­­­­­­­... [More]