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SmartPak Monday Morning Feed: A Year in the Life a Healthy Hoof

March 4, 2024DeAnn SloanSponsored#HOOF CARE, #HOOF HEALTH, #SMARTPAKComments Off

When you’re unhappy with your horse’s hooves, seeing improvement is an exercise in patience. Realistically, it can take a full year to see complete change. These photos can show what changes to expect over the course of a year as you move your horse toward healthier hooves. (more…)

Moisture and Your Horse’s Hooves, by Kentucky Performance Products

September 5, 2021DeAnn SloanSponsored#HOOF CARE, #KENTUCKY PERFORMANCE PRODUCTSComments Off

Everything in moderation… Hooves need moisture to function properly, but too much moisture creates its own set of problems.

Weekend Wellness: Consistency Is Key With Hoof Hydration

December 6, 2019DeAnn SloanContributor#HOOF CARE, #HOOF HEALTH, #WEEKEND WELLNESSComments Off

Tab Pigg, Certified Journeyman Farrier, Vettec, Inc., discusses how hoof hydration plays a role in hoof integrity — and what you and your farrier can do to maintain consistent hydration.

SmartPak Monday Morning Feed: Horse Hoof Bruising

August 12, 2019DeAnn SloanSponsored#HOOF CARE, #HOOF HEALTH, #SMARTPAKLeave a comment

Identifying and treating bruises in your horse’s hoof can be hard. SmartPak can help!

Weekend Wellness: Diagnosing Lameness in the Foot with Evention TV

August 2, 2019DeAnn SloanDeAnn Long Sloan#EVENTION, #HOOF CARE, #HOOF HEALTH, #Mystery Lameness, #WEEKEND WELLNESSLeave a comment

Did your horse just take a wrong step or is he off? If he is off, is it in the hoof or up higher? These are the questions that keep us up at night. Horse Nation and Evention TV can help!

SmartPak Monday Morning Feed: Hoof Cracks in Horses

July 1, 2019DeAnn SloanSponsored#HOOF CARE, #HOOF HEALTH, #SMARTPAKLeave a comment

Do you wonder if the cracks in your horse’s hooves are normal? Do you wonder what causes them and what to do about them? This video by SmartPak covers everything you need to know about hoof cracks in horses.

Foot Fetish: Hoof Health, Form & Function

July 6, 2016Kristen KovatchCandace Wade#HOOF CARE, #HOOF HEALTHLeave a comment

Candace Wade interviews a couple of self-proclaimed “foot freaks” who live and breathe hooves and hoof health for the whole horse in any discipline.

Video: Safe, smart hoof handling with SmartPak

September 27, 2013Leslie WylieUncategorized#HOOF CARE, #SMARTPAKLeave a comment

SmartPak’s Hoof Health Consultant, Danvers Child, CJF, has been busy this week teaching us the correct way to pick up, pack and wrap our horse’s feet. (more…)