Dare to Go Bare, Hoof Rehabilitation and Barefoot Livery Centre

14/12/2024

Find a worthy home for your Unwanted hoofboots…..please read!

The meaning of charity at Christmas.. this is a long post but please do take the time to read and share.

Recently, one of our wonderful customers, Hannah, sent us a pair of Cavallo Cute Little Boots that didn't suit her smallest equine. She asked us to find a new home for them as she had no use for them and wanted to donate them to someone in need.

Being based in the South West, we have several equine charities that are local to Hoof Bootique. However, due to the boots being so tiny (M1 Regular - 70cm maximum!) there was one charity that immediately came to mind. Everyone, please go and follow Munchkins Miniature Shetland Rescue.

Munchkins are currently caring for 62 of our smallest equine companions, many of whom have serious health conditions that mean they cannot be rehomed. We are sending Hannah's tiny hoof boots to them, so even if they do not fit any of their residents, they can auction them to raise much needed funds AND the hoof boots will find a new home.

On top of this, Cavallo themselves reached out to us asking if we had any stories we wished to share. We just had to tell them about Hannah's generosity! Cavallo have also offered to give Munchkins gift vouchers to auction off alongside the hoof boots, to try and raise as much money as possible this winter.

In the South West, we have recently suffered our first few winter storms and Munchkins were hit hard by Storm Bert. Their brand new track system, a lifeline for so many of their ponies, was all but destroyed! They have set up a Go Fund Me page, which we would appreciate being shared far and wide. If you can spare a few pounds this Christmas, please give these guys a chance to rebuild.

https://gofund.me/c90c44a6

Photo Credit: Lucas Barribal (seriously talented equine photographer!)

If you have hoof boots that are in good condition and you wish to donate them, please send them through to us (with a note so we know your wishes) and we'll do the rest. You can find our postal address here: https://hoofbootique.co.uk/returns-policy/

02/12/2024

What a fabulous result - and hopefully another nail in the coffin for yards which lock horses up all winter due to the ground….
CONGRATULATIONS Graveney Equine: Horse Track System 🍾💐

Congratulations to Graveney Equine: Horse Track System on becoming Livery Yard of the Year 2024 sponsored by Westgate Labs!

06/11/2024

LOVING the wool boot pads! Naturally anti-bacterial and also moisture absorbing - no more smelly booted feet!
Before on the left after about 3 weeks use during the day for turnout on a track…
On the right, after a quick hand wash with a bit of non-bio laundry liquid….
Like new!!

22/10/2024

A lovely result at a hoofboot fitting appointment! After struggling to keep any boot straight, on the dishing LF particularly, and the previous boot fitting advice not working, I was pleased to step in with some gait assessment to get the best boot and pad option working for usability AND comfort of the horse!

This was a nice message to receive:

“Happy days I adjusted the front straps to make a tighter fit and did the same ride as yesterday came back and look at this photo two straight hoof boots and no dramas - this is an amazing high five moment thanks to you. I am so made up, thanks Sally😁”

The big photo is the green cavallo boots working well with the padding arrangement changed, after a decent hack including trot and canter. The pads used also improved the horse’s comfort and therefore landing. The two other photos show the previous boots extremely twisted through almost 90 degrees after a short trot up the road!

All down to my Equine Podiatry experience plus fit kits from The Hoof Boot Shop 👌

06/10/2024

I’m now pleased to be offering a
HOOF BOOT FITTING SERVICE
as a SEPARATE service to my podiatry/trimming work.
I carry a wide range of fit kits and sizing information, and also advise on pad options to get you and your horse ‘booted and sorted’
FITTING CONSULTATION: £50 (within 30 mins of BS40)
‘BOLT-ON’ a Management/Nutrition/Work Plan consultation and review with recommendations, for an extra £30.

I may travel further for an additional charge and/or Yard visits.

Boots (+ / - Pads) can help in many ways:
🐴 Increase the comfort of your horse
🐴 And therefore increase the usability of your barefoot horse
🐴 Enable you to do more than you could barefoot, whilst your horse transitions from shoes
🐴 Many horses struggle barefoot - often because of unavoidable management constraints - boots can be a great compromise when ‘ideal’ isn’t possible (and realistically when is it?)!
🐴 Used correctly, they can help to improve the structures, health and strength of the hooves - helping to develop the best possible foot under your horse - and therefore increase the usability
🐴 Help recovery from many pathologies
🐴 Provide protection as and when necessary for rougher conditions or perhaps to preserve some foot to ‘burn off’ for a specific event?
🐴 14 years of experience working as an EP means that I can thoroughly assess the hooves and recommend which boot/pad options will be best for you and your horse.

All with a 10% off your first order! At
The Hoof Boot Shop

So whoever provides the Hoofcare for your horse, do give me a call or drop me a message on 07990 973913

26/01/2024

The prospectus for the September 2024 intake of the Level 5 Diploma in Equine Podiatry is now available here: https://www.eptrain.co.uk/prospectus/

20/12/2023

I am delighted to be hosting this at the yard - Charmaine started my slightly ‘alternative’ journey with Tod with several mind blowing communications which put us both on a very different path and has led me to where I am today on a lot of levels - some of you know the story….🤯 be prepared to listen…..

🤩I'm excited to let be able to let you know about this animal communication workshop I'm offering next year. It's going to be a day of being together, learning with each other and the horses, and maybe Spike the dog too.
🐴We'll be exploring different ways guiding our own bodies into a still place, enabling us to be ready to listen with the animals and then looking at the different ways animals communicate with us and how we all receive information differently so you can gain deeper insights and understandings into your own personally unique ways of communicating with others.

🐶There is more info on the website and please feel free to let your friends know........ https://www.amazingmind.co.uk/workshops-and-events.html