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Quote: I have heard good things about Cavallos and one or two others of the seems-like-so-many kinds of boots that have sprung up in the last 5-10 years... but unfortunately they all seem so expensive that I really don't feel like experimenting unless I absolutely *have* to, and since my guys...

Yep, I think it depends a whole lot on a person's individual situation. I've almost always lived or boarded in places with pretty good smooth cushy footing in turnout (either grass, or where the grass is worn away, sandy soil). But certainly if you have pointy footing in turnout, keeping the...

Quote: This is SO true. While a really good farrier can (and should!) perfectly well adapt the trim to the horse and whether the horse is shod, there are a lot of guys out there who are basically adequate for shod horses but just don't do enough barefoot horses to have cottoned on to the...

First you want to be pretty sure that it's not a coincidentally-timed bout of laminitis (if it's 2 or all 4 feet) or an abcess if it's just 1 foot. If it *were* laminitis it would be really important not to brush it off as just a bad trim! If you are confident it really IS the trim, then...