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08/01/2025

07/23/2025

Our plates are full of color and variation, so why aren’t our horses the same? 🍽️

As humans, we’ve learned that the key to good health lies in variety. Colorful, whole foods that nourish the gut, support immunity, and keep us thriving.

But what do our horses get? Beige, dry, highly processed pellets, often with synthetic vitamins, molasses, and fillers. And we expect them to perform, focus, digest well, and stay sound?

In the wild, horses forage instinctively, grazing not just grass, but herbs, berries, and weeds. They self-select what their bodies need, shifting seasonally and naturally supporting their own systems.

But our domesticated horses? If they’re lucky, they get a carrot 🥕... processed into a treat.

It’s no wonder so many horses today struggle with gut issues, ulcers, metabolic problems, and behavior changes. We've taken away their variety and replaced it with "convenience.”

We believe in bringing back what nature intended. Our supplements are whole-food, organic, and full of variety, like hedgerow herbs, chia seeds, vegetables, roots, and real plants that work with your horse’s body, not against it.

👉 Explore the range, get in touch, and start prioritizing your horse's health at www.gsorganicsolutions.com

07/19/2025

07/08/2025

The Flat Rasp – "A weapon of hoof mass destruction"

The familiar ”flat rasp” can be found in the tool box of any professional farrier or barefoot trimmer, including DIY horse owners. It is commonly the most deployed tool in all trimming camps, requiring less skill to manipulate than the hoof nipper (see my previous post). We see the farrier trying to get the bottom of hoof wall flattened from heel to toe for the horseshoe, and not infrequently rasping the toe wall back to the shoe (a "no no"), while the barefooter finds the rasp far less expensive to replace than the dull, chipped blades of the abused hoof nipper. Horse owners often use the rasp to "touch up" frayed edges of the hoof wall in between visits of their professional provider. It seems everyone is in on the action.

While all this rasping is going on, the Natural Hoof Care (NHC) Practitioner confirmed to a genuine Natural Trim may not use the flat rasp at all. This was the case with me. In fact, my flat rasp spent most of its time in the tool caddy of my tripod hoof stand! Some of my more astute clients noticed this, several asking, “Isn’t that the same flat rasp you were using a year or two ago?” Guilty as charged! The flat rasp's demotion in the hierarchy of trimming tools can be traced to the wild horse hoof model and the advent of new trimming tools designed specifically for the Natural Trim.

Flat rasp - collision with the wild horse hoof!

The very first day I spent at the Litchfield, California BLM corrals 43 years ago (1982) was a total wash out. I remember saying to myself with a farrier's hoof gauge in hand to put on the first wild hoof, "But there’s nothing flat to put the hoof gauge on.” I knew then and there that my days as a farrier freely wielding a flat rasp were numbered. It was just a matter of when.

I also came to see the flat rasp as a potential “weapon of hoof mass destruction.” In fact, it can be easily weaponized by thinning the outer wall to make it look “pretty,” rasping the hoof wall back to the shoe, rasping off unsightly stress waves due to laminitis, getting rid of flare, and over-trimming the Mustang Roll. These are all examples of wall resection that compromise the hoof’s stability and natural growth patterns. In other words, reasons for keeping the flat rasp in the tool caddy.

Don't toss it in the recycling bin, there's still a place for the flat rasp as a Natural Trim tool!

Having said this, the flat rasp still has its place, albeit in a much more limited way. So, it should still be homed in the tool caddy of every NHC Practitioner in case it is needed. The flat rasp now serves the Natural Trim in three important ways: Marking the hooves for cut-lines (Navigational Landmarks), lightly thinning the toe wall's support pillar if it needs it, and using the handle of the rasp to rotate the tool caddy around to access trimming tools during sequencing.

Final thoughts

Today, new and unprecedented tools have arrived to relieve the flat rasp of what it should not and need not do in the Natural Trim. Relegating the flat rasp to the three tasks above are all part of the skill set of the NHC Practitioner, who, in fact, is extending its life into the realm of the unimaginable.

Two flat rasps and a leather rasp cover now available
https://jaimejackson.com/collections/natural-hoof-care

Stay tuned for more tool focused conversations.

07/01/2025

🐎 it's Canada Day! 🐎🍁

06/27/2025

Protein can be a hot topic in equine nutrition. A lot of things can be "blamed" on lack of protein: poor topline, poor coat quality, muscle loss or poor performance, and more. But what does protein actually do for the horse? And what does it do for the hoof?

Once again, Dr. Eleanor Kellon, Dr. Priska Darani, and Dr. Fran Rowe joined the podcast to discuss amino acids - the building blocks of protein - and their importance for hoof health and soundness.

You can hear the entire conversation on any podcast app under "The Humble Hoof," or directly at this link: https://thehumblehoof.com/2025/06/27/equine-nutrition-protein-and-the-hoof/

Thank you to our amazing sponsors:

Cavallo Hoof Boots is offering 15% off a pair of Trek hoof boots at cavallo-inc.com with code HRN

A special shout out to Grid as New, Mud Control Grids – they are a game changer for any mud issues, big or small! – mudcontrolgrids.com

Also be sure to check out Hay Boss Feeders – haybossfeeders.com – for all your slow-feeding needs. I get my Hay Boss feeders from Mountain Lane Farm in NH!

06/23/2025

03/08/2025

International Women's Day!
2025, let’s commit to breaking barriers, celebrating diversity, and championing equality in the equestrian realm and beyond. Here's to the horsewomen who ride and love with whole heart, passion, and relentless determination—your legacy gallops forward, stronger than ever.

May your reins guide with wisdom, and may your paths always lead to new horizons. 🐎

03/03/2025

No foot no horse!!!

Westwinds is excited to offer our new “Friends of the Farrier” promotion!

We are having a promotion for the whole month of March where we x-ray your horses feet “solely” for you to share with your farrier! 🐴

Package Cost $250 and this includes:
〰️Exam Fee
〰️Sedation
〰️2 views of radiographs on all four feet

We will give you the data on what your horse’s plantar/palmar angles are, sole depth and advise on anything that may pop up and you can take the images back to your farrier to make their job a little easier!

This will help you to “forge” a path to equine soundness with your farrier and give them more insight into your individual horse!

Bundles for additional views will be available, please reach out to the clinic for more information and to get on the list! ⬇️

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📞 250-617-3210
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