Every horse has different energy and nutritional demands that must be fulfilled to maintain proper body condition. These demands are further stressed as our horses burn additional calories to stay warm, since hearty forage becomes less available in winter. This video discusses tips on managing your horses' body condition through the winter.
Life Data® Hoof Clay® can be used under shoes, pads, impression material, etc. In this clip, Professional Farrier Darren Owen demonstrates how he utilizes Life Data® Hoof Clay® under impression material to treat Thrush and maintain sole health between resets.
#thrush #horses #hoofcare #farrier
Your farrier will be the first to notice the difference when you begin supporting hoof quality with Farrier’s Formula®. They will feel it with their rasp and hear it with their nippers. Promoting hoof health internally can make all the difference.
Daily hoof management isn’t the most exciting aspect of owning a horse, but it's essential to maintaining its health and comfort. Daily management includes picking the hoof free of debris. Packed debris blocks oxygen to the hoof and creates an environment perfect for bacterial and fungal invasions to thrive.
#horses #hoofcare #hoofcleaning
The Farrier and Horse Owner Relationship
Building a successful working relationship with your farrier is a beneficial step in the hoof care journey. Join us Friday, October 25th, as we discuss the farrier and horse owner relationship and how it can impact your horse’s health. We will have professional farrier Darren Owen as a guest speaker during this presentation. Darren will share his experiences working with horse owners over the past twenty years. Some of the topics we will discuss include:
• Building Shared Trust
• Benefits of a Long-Term Farrier
• Horse Owner Responsibilities
• Farrier Responsibilities
Autumn is here, and with it, the risk of Laminitis. The cooler weather, shorter days, and hard frosts produce grasses rich in sugar content. The sugar-rich pasture combined with the metabolic shift horses go through to prepare for winter can trigger a case of Autumn laminitis. This is especially true for older horses, easy-keepers, and horses with a history of laminitis.
If your horse develops laminitis, Life Data® Lamina Formula and Farrier’s Formula® Double Strength can be used together to help in the recovery and prevention of future cases.
#laminitis #horsecare #hoofcare
A 6-year battle with chronic laminitis left this horse plagued with hoof problems and borderline lame. After supplementing with Farrier's Formula® Double Strength and Life Data® Lamina Formula for six months, significant improvements to hoof quality could be seen. This horse's farrier, Laura Gillespie, discusses the noticeable changes. #laminitis #hoofcare #horse
Is your horse subject to bouts of laminitis? In the US, 1 out of 10 horses are subject to this problem. Ponies have a greater risk, with 3-4 out of 10 ponies being subject to bouts of laminitis. #laminitis #horse #horsecare
As the daylight hours shorten, we will begin to see noticeable changes in our horses' hair coats. #horsecare #horses #horseowner
Our farrier friend, Darren Owen, ran into a fungal infection while working on his client's horses. Take a look! #farrier #hoofcare #horses
Generating New Hoof Growth
Several key factors, ranging from genetics to nutrition, affect hoof growth and quality. These factors must be addressed to help generate new and healthy hoof growth. Concentrating on one factor while ignoring the others can result in frustrating and unsatisfactory results. In our next Live Life Data® Product Discussion, we will discuss:
• Factors that Affect Hoof Quality
• Expectations for Hoof Growth
• Hoof Care Management
• Supplementation and Nutrition
• The Impact of Farrier’s Formula®
Farrier’s Finish® is a liquid hoof topical that destroys the “hoof-eating” microbes that cause white line disease and thrush. It also helps maintain the correct hoof capsule moisture balance in excessively wet or dry conditions. #horse #hoofcare #asmr
