Bare Hoof Track Oasis

09/02/2025

Hank update: 90 days here.
Memorial day to labor day.

Hay fed 3 times a day. Along with Timothy and alfalfa hay pellet mash given twice a day. Sprinkle of calf manna but not weight builder supplements.
Slow steady gain is wht we have seen. And want.

He has had 2 trims since arriving here and his hoofs have taken yrs to get this bad, they won't just be perfect in a few trims. But has some improvement.

His personality is slow to show up. He has been quarantined since arriving. But seems attached to the horses across the way. He was quiet for a month with out nickering or vocal to the other horses. . He is slowly nickering when he sees people. But stands weaving at the fence during feeding the others. Rocking back and forth swaying his head side to side shifting weight.

He has a skin issue from being blanketed so long previously. He was covered for many yrs to cover up his body condition being poor. I hope to not have e to blanket him at all. Hoping he gets a good winter coat.

I have no expectations of riding him. Ever. Only re conditioning his body to live a healthy life.

I have a round pen now to work him in. And an arena to do some work with him in too.

I'll be allowing him to go out on his own section of track soon to build more muscle and give him more space than he already has. More rocks for hoof conditioning too out there. Soon.

Progress pics of arrival day to labor day.

08/08/2025

To finally have a tack shed. Is going to be amazing. .

Now to fill it up with the mountain of tack and horse supplies, fencing supplies, tools and many other things I'll put in there, soon. Very soon.

Oh and a round pen. Didn't get a Pic of that yet.

07/01/2025

Ground breaking news.

Shelters poles got set this past 2 days for 2, 12x24 shelters for the horse tracks.

I mixed 31, 80 lbs bags of concrete mix for the poles aprox 2,666 total lbs of concrete. . Didn't get any pics of the auger we used for the holes. But it was nice and fast.

06/05/2025

Sourcing good hay is a priority when one has horses. I'm always on the search for good hay. But can't always buy from the same producer all the time i often by all their left over hay from last yr so they can fill the barn with new hay. .I fill my hay space up and and good for 3-6 months.

Today I'm going for my 4th and 5th load of hay this week to fill my hay space. Stocking in 200 bales. Will last me aprox 90 days.

As I buy and stack multiple stacks and types of hay this will extend this 200 bales to almost 6 months .

I look for late cut grass hay first cutting. With a mix of some alfalfa (max 30%). Feeding second cutting hay in the cooler months.

Feeding 5 horses this yr and one being extra needy one(hank). He will increase my feed bill significantly.

Hank is a rehab project which I'll make an updated post about his 2 week progress on Sunday.

05/25/2025

Help us welcome Hank.

He's an owner surender/buy out. I've been trimming for a few yrs. I offered a permanent placement here when his owner reached out and was ready to find help.

Hank will be on a re feed program for weight gain. His current weight is unknown. I'm sure he could gain 300 lbs easily at least.

He received a wormer today after he ate lunch.

Hoof trim will be tomorrow.

future vet check up will be dependent on the next couple weeks and how he does. He may need dental work, time will tell. But doesn't have an issue eating so that's a plus.

He's quiet and observant of the herd across the way. Quarantine will remain for a minimum of 30 days! If not 45.

03/11/2025

New section of track open 24 hrs. And I'd say they walked around a bunch.

10/28/2024

So... track post. Long time coming.

Fencing. Is always in progress.

shelter. I still haven't chosen what size of shelter to build for permanent structures. Placement is also a massive hold back on where. I'm nervous to place them so I'm not regreting doing it differently. I have so many things I could build but where to place it... I hate doing something temporary just to redo it again.

New track open and in use. We have soft dirt for now with natural rock in it. Which the horses are choosing to come and go as they please nibbling on the netted hay. That we give out 3 times a day.

Hay. We fuss over getting hay keeping hay stored. And buying hay. Sourcing hay. Idk who obsesses over hay more. Owners of horses. The struggle out here is real but I see thriving horses with more movement becoming more healthy and fit. Fall cool weather has arrived.

I'll try to post more photos to the progress as I can.

01/04/2024

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Reminder of my price increase and policy changes back in July 2023.

Effective Jan 1 2024. for all current and new clients.

All New Clients, or each new horse is $75 first appointment.

Maintenance trims:
$60/each horse for established clients, this will be any trim scheduled before 12 weeks since previous trim. Did we go past Past 12 weeks?? It will be $75. No Exceptions.

Most farriers and hoof care providers have clients on a 5-8 week trim/shoe cycle. I run 6-12 weeks depending on your horses hoof growth.

Cancelation fee? I'm tempted as other providers charge.

08/20/2023

Have we created metobolic issues within our horses from our ways of equine husbandry?

I say YES. Unfortunately.

I have seen and studied horses for 35 of my 42 on earth. and seeing horses with varied care all those times. I've seen it all. All types of hay. Feeds. Issues horses have. And when diving into hoofcare 20 yrs ago, having my own horse have Cushing, and rehabbing many from laminitis.

I do believe we as a whole equine community have created a lot of the issues our horses suffer from.
HAy farmers and agriculture industry growing hay for optimal high concentrated nutrient dense hay, down to the commercial feed using junk fillers in feeds like fermented by products soy, and many more.

Limited feedings, along with living in limited spaced for long periods of time. Some born in small spaces with limited turn out throughout life. Or turned away for winter pasture.
Over the yrs studies have been done that show their systems don't do well in those setting and become injured, metobolic, or have cushing(more on those topics to come).

Hence the track system was designed as more species appropriate living system. Creating movement, and healthy body movements. Shelter available enrichment.

Here we are creating an Oasis for the health of the horses and bring awareness to these problems I'm seeing so(to) often.

This is a new page. I hope it grows to connect with horse owners to help everyone's horses thrive.