Wild Soles Whole Pet Care

07/05/2025

🇺🇸❤️🤍💙🐴
No parade is complete without EasyBoot Gloves! These are our go-to for pavement riding and rocky trails. Shimmy loves his booties!
EasyCare Inc. Protective Hoofwear

07/01/2025

4 glitter boots coming right up! 🇺🇸

06/22/2025

Glen Rose, TX boarding facility if anyone is looking 😍

06/16/2025

Ever heard of lamellar wedge and wondered what it was? Well here it is! These hooves belong to an IR horse that tends to have seasonal rise every Fall, causing her to founder. With correct trimming and diet and the help of the supplement HEIRO, we are able to get proper growth after her episodes. The material outside the blue line is lamellar wedge which is the material produced when there is a void in between the hoof wall and coffin bone from the lamina spreading apart during rotation. As you can see, there was more rotation in the front left hoof. I don't like to remove this wedge at the beginning of rehab. Slow and steady I start removing it as healthy hoof wall is growing down. She is sound and happy at this point, so next trim some of the wedge will be filed off to help line up the rest of the hoof capsule.

06/14/2025

*Pet care clients, as of June 14 my schedule for the remainder of 2025 is BOOKED! I'm no longer taking any more new bookings. If you're already on my calendar, you're good to go!

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Moving forward for 2026, I will be cutting back on house-sitting. Local drop-ins will be a little easier to put on my schedule. I've missed out on some very important growth opportunities for my travel business and I will be focusing on prioritizing that in the coming year. Justin and I also plan on traveling more and want to get more family time in which is difficult because both of our families are out of state.

I'll still be providing pet care, but I won't be able to plan way in advance like I normally do and I won't have as much availability. Some travel business opportunities pop up last-minute and I don't want to have to cancel on anyone.

If you have dates in mind for 2026 (and haven't already sent them to me) I'll write them down, but I won't be able to confirm until I know my schedule, and that could be a month out or the week before. I'm anticipating a very busy schedule for 2026!

Thank you, everyone, for a busy 2025!

06/13/2025

"Hoofcare isn't rocket science," I have often heard people say. The implication being that it isn't hard to do.

They are right. It isn't rocket science.

It's biomechanical engineering.
It's trigonometry.
It's physics.
It's advanced biology.
It's living sculpture.
It's geometry.
It's psychology.
And, above all else, it is art... because sometimes all the mathematics in the world aren't enough for the horse. And it is our job to hear them speak when they tell us they need something different. Something more than what we expected.

They are right. It isn't rocket science. We aren't sending anyone to the moon, or to space.

Instead, we are improving the lives of those here on earth, right now. Those without a common tongue to tell us what they need. Those who suffer at our hands more often than we want to admit. Those who we try our best for. Those who try their best for us, always.

No, it isn't rocket science. It is so, so much more.

06/13/2025

Hey all! It’s been a very strange week. I just wanted to share some information that might be helpful for horse, mule, and donkey owners. But honestly right now I’m specifically targeting donkeys 😅. I work on some exceptionally fabulous donkeys, but I also work on some that are not the greatest little citizens 🙃🫏…..yet!

I have been trying to stay more in the west side of the county these days when working because traffic in the area is pretty terrible. It’s become really hard to try to get across 49 to the east side. What used to take 30 minutes is now taking about an hour and fifteen minutes 😵‍💫. Long story short It’s been awhile since I’ve had many new clients and have sort of forgotten the drill. I have not been asking all the questions I used to before scheduling an appointment to make sure their equines were ready to stand for a trim. So part of what I have been experiencing is shame on me. I should know better. I also realize people can’t do better until they know better and part of my job is to educate owners. So I thought it would be a good time to go over what your equine needs to be able to do to stand well enough to get a great quality trim.

#1 - They need to be halter broke. I thought we would start at the very beginning. Unless they are the most superb equine citizens and can stand absolutely perfect at liberty, they need to be easily haltered and understand how to lead. If they know how to stand tied that would be even better!

#2 - They need to be able to stand still. If they aren’t relaxed enough to stand still with 4 feet on the ground, they aren’t going to be able to stand still with 3 feet on the ground. Sadly I’ve become pretty good at trimming a moving target, but they still don’t get as good of a trim as they should. Could you imagine Bob Ross trying to create a beautiful painting while the canvas is constantly being je**ed in different directions? He probably wouldnt have a masterpiece in hand when he was finished and neither will your horse.

#3 - They need to be used to having their bodies and legs touched and handled. If they don’t want me to touch their shoulder, back, or b***y, they definitely aren’t going to want me touching their legs, and they certainly aren’t going to want me to pick up their hooves or trim them.

#4 - They need to be able to pick up ALL 4 hooves. Not just the fronts. Not just the left front under a full moon, while sage is burning either. When I say pick up, I mean they offer you the hoof when you run your hand down their leg. Not you have to use all your strength to pry their hoof off the ground and force them to “bend the knee” Game of Thrones style.

#5 - They need to be able to hold their hooves up for a minimum of 2 minutes for me to give them a good quality trim. If your equine needs more training to understand this, train them. If your equine is in pain, give them pain medication before a trim. If your equine has had bad experiences and is working though trauma, give them dorm gel, a CBD treat, or have the vet sedate them. If they can’t hold their hooves up I can’t give them a good quality trim. If they can only hold their hooves up for a short period of time and then rip them away, I usually get some sort of minor or major injury. Most days lately I come home with a minimum of sore muscles, minor abrasions, cuts, and bruises. Sometimes these are unavoidable but the majority of the time they are very preventable. I’m not going to lie thats a painful and very frustrating reality to work within day in and day out.

#6 - They need to be used to and accept fly spray or some some other type of fly deterrent. Y’all honestly if I have to start wearing a helmet when I trim because I’m concerned about getting kicked in the head during fly season, I think I might just hang up my apron and make a drastic career change. If they don’t like being sprayed, soak a rag in fly spray and wipe the rag all over their body, specifically their legs. If they can’t handle that rag they aren’t ready for a trim. You can also use products like swat or equi-spot if they dont like sprays. If you don’t want to use any of those products a strong fan will work a treat to keep the flies off of them, and as a bonus will also help keep all of us cool this summer.

# 7 - Make sure they are comfortable standing for a trim inside the barn or somewhere in the shade. This is not a requirement to get a good quality trim, but definitely makes life a heck of a lot better for all parties involved during the summer heat. It’s a tough job during the best of times but the extreme heat is absolutely debilitating. I definitely don’t do my best work when I’m focusing on trying to push through being heat stressed. When trimming, often times our heads are located below our heart and that impairs our ability to function when experiencing extreme temperatures. Many times I have had to move an equine somewhere out into the hot sun because they cannot stand still or comfortably inside or where there is shade.

There’s probably more but that’s all I currently have to spout off about right now. Work hard with your equines to teach them these things so they can have the best hooves possible. Protect your farrier from your equines and from themselves. We are a stubborn bunch that think we are pretty tough and don’t like to complain and make waves or be a bother. But the truth is many of us silently suffer especially through the summer but try to power through and carry on anyway.

Super ridiculous AI picture of what NOT to do and a deformed horse whose leg bends the wrong way with a backwards hoof for attention 🫣🤔.

06/12/2025

🚨 UPDATED June 11, 2025

❇️ Would prefer local pick-up in Glen Rose, TX or if Justin is in your area, he can drop off, but I will ship if needed. Buyer pays shipping.
❌ Everything is sold as is/no warranty, no refunds.

⭐️ Clouds (by the pair) $200
Size 5-1

⭐️ Cloud Pads (by the pair) $15
Size 00-1
Size 0-2

⭐️ Felt Padding $5
1 roll

⭐️ Glove Boots (by the pair) $150
Size 0W (soft gaiter)
Size 0.5W (rubber gaiter)
Size 2W (soft gaiter)
Size 2.5 (soft gaiter)
Size 2.5W (rubber gaiter)

⭐️ Glove Boots (single) $75
Size 1 (rubber gaiter)
Size 1W (soft gaiter)

⭐️ Glove Boot Gaiters (single) $25
Size 0W-1 soft back
Size 0.5-1 soft back
Size 2.5-1 rubber back

⭐️ Backcountry Boots (by the pair) $180
Size 1.5 (older model, black & tan gaiter) x2
Size 2 (new model, all black gaiter)

⭐️ EasyShoe Performance (single) $20
Size 0-9
Size 1-3
Size 2-1
Size 3-3
Size 4-2
Size 5-4

⭐️ EasyShoe Performance Spacers (lot) $5.00
Size 4-4
Size 6-4
Size 8-5
Size 10-3
Size 12-6
Size 14-4
Size 16-1

⭐️ EasyShoe Sport (by the pair) $40
Size 2-2
Size 2.5-1
Size 3-2

⭐️ Glove Shells (single, can be glued on or add gaiter) $15/$20
Size 0.5-2 (back lip cut off)
Size 0.5-1
Size 1- 2 (back lip cut off)
Size 1W-5

⭐️ Fit Kits
Flip Flops- sizes 0-3 w/half sizes, 7 total, very clean, $140
Fury- sizes 0-4 w/half sizes, 9 total, very clean, $180
LC’s- sizes 0-3 w/half sizes, 7 total, very clean, $140
EasyShoe Sport- size 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 3 (missing size 2, 2.5), 5 total $100
EasyShoe Performance-size 0, 3, 4, 5 (mixing size 1, 2), 4 total, very used & dirty $80
EasyBoot Glove- size 00, 00.5, 0, 1, 2, 5, OW, 1W, 1.5W, 2W, 2.5W, 3W (missing a lot of sizes), 12 total, very used & dirty $240

⭐️ Glue Guns, Tips
Shufill gun-1 $20
Shufill tips-7 $7
Vettec Premium gun 180cc-1 $20
Vettec Deluxe gun 180cc-1 $20
Vettec tips 180cc-35 $30
Hoof Armor gun-1 $20
Hoof Armor tips-10 $10

06/12/2025

❇️ Would prefer local pick-up in Glen Rose, TX or if Justin is in your area, he can drop off, but I will ship if needed. Buyer pays shipping.
❌ Everything is sold as is/no warranty, no refunds.

⭐️ Clouds (by the pair) $200
Size 5-1

⭐️ Cloud Pads (by the pair) $15
Size 00-1
Size 0-2

⭐️ Felt Padding $5
1 roll

⭐️ Glove Boots (by the pair) $150
Size 0W (soft gaiter)
Size 0.5W (rubber gaiter)
Size 2W (soft gaiter)
Size 2.5 (soft gaiter)
Size 2.5W (rubber gaiter)

⭐️ Glove Boots (single) $75
Size 1 (rubber gaiter)
Size 1W (soft gaiter)

⭐️ Glove Boot Gaiters (single) $25
Size 0W-1 soft back
Size 0.5-1 soft back
Size 2.5-1 rubber back

⭐️ Backcountry Boots (by the pair) $180
Size 1.5 (older model, black & tan gaiter) x2
Size 2 (new model, all black gaiter)

⭐️ EasyShoe Performance (single) $20
Size 0-9
Size 1-3
Size 2-1
Size 3-3
Size 4-2
Size 5-4

⭐️ EasyShoe Performance Spacers (lot) $5.00
Size 4-4
Size 6-4
Size 8-5
Size 10-3
Size 12-6
Size 14-4
Size 16-1

⭐️ EasyShoe Sport (by the pair) $40
Size 2-2
Size 2.5-1
Size 3-2

⭐️ Glove Shells (single, can be glued on or add gaiter) $15/$20
Size 0.5-2 (back lip cut off)
Size 0.5-1
Size 1- 2 (back lip cut off)
Size 1W-5

⭐️ Fit Kits
Flip Flops- sizes 0-3 w/half sizes, 7 total, very clean, $140
Fury- sizes 0-4 w/half sizes, 9 total, very clean, $180
LC’s- sizes 0-3 w/half sizes, 7 total, very clean, $140
EasyShoe Sport- size 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 3 (missing size 2, 2.5), 5 total $100
EasyShoe Performance-size 0, 3, 4, 5 (mixing size 1, 2), 4 total, very used & dirty $80
EasyBoot Glove- size 00, 00.5, 0, 1, 2, 5, OW, 1W, 1.5W, 2W, 2.5W, 3W (missing a lot of sizes), 12 total, very used & dirty $240

⭐️ Glue Guns, Tips
Shufill gun-1 $20
Shufill tips-7 $7
Vettec Premium gun 180cc-1 $20
Vettec Deluxe gun 180cc-1 $20
Vettec tips 180cc-35 $30
Hoof Armor gun-1 $20
Hoof Armor tips-10 $10

06/12/2025

05/27/2025

The worst donkey case I came across! He was completely rehabbed in just a couple months. 🥰

Exactly 2 months worth of trims at a 2-week interval. I cannot believe my eyes! Jack is doing awesome and it's all because of his amazing humans that took him in and found him the right help. THIS is why I love what I do

02/20/2025

People think this is normal but it sure should not be. If you don't want to have your farrier out more often, then you need to be adding more movement and hoof enrichment to your environment.

Horse owners need to understand

A 6-8 week (or more) trim cycle will very Rarely fix a problem.

If you've got a horse with flares, the cycle needs to be shortened under 6 weeks.

If you've got a horse with under run heels, you need to shorten that trim cycle.

If you've got a horse with folded bars, shorten your cycle.

If your horse is getting toe abscesses, you likely need to shorten your cycle.

If you have a laminitic horse with rotation, the cycle needs shortened. That coffin bone drops because the laminae are stretched and so very often the issue really began because the toes were allowed to get too long, which was the first insult, and then the metabolism changed which compounded things and tipped it over.

If things are not optimum, they cannot be put back into optimum without getting ahead of the issue instead of chasing it.

Shorten your trim cycle and put things back to Best instead of okay.

Optimum hooves make for disappointed dogs.