Lavender & Sage Hoof Care

02/22/2025

12/05/2024

Hoof casting can be an excellent treatment option for some horses while they are in rehabilitation or transitioning to barefoot. Reasons why you might consider having your practitioner utilize a hoof casting method:

°Rehabilitating the foot in the barefoot state
°Transitioning the horse from being shod to barefoot
°Permits light exercise in the barefoot state
°Stabilizing / increasing thickness of the hoof wall
°Enhancing the application of a shoe / appliance
°To aid in treatment of abscess or injury

I proudly offer this service to my clients! If you have a horse you think might benefit from hoof casting, contact me so we can evaluate your horses' unique individual needs!

11/24/2024

"Dreamer" made the first step into his new barefoot lifestyle today! Excited to see his hooves change and heal! These contracting heels, stretched toes and frogs and distorted bars will become a thing of the past.

11/06/2024

Ponies need regular hoof care as much if not more than the regular sized horse. Due to a lack of selective breeding for healthy hooves and straight legs, as well as being predisposed to metabolic disorders, ponies desperately need regular hoof care.

Without regular hoof care, ponies may go with undetected laminitis, substantial distortions due to limb abnormalities, flaring and underrun heels. Also, in my experience I have observed that ponies struggle to self trim as efficiently as regular horses, leading to overgrown hooves. Thank you to all of my clients that invest in routine hoofcare for their pony friends!

10/31/2024

Building a healthy sole, both in structure and function takes time, dedication and a lot of factors. A healthy diet, lifestyle, short trim cycles and treatment of any existing pathologies are some of these factors.

10/27/2024

Ideally, a maintenance trim will not need to be invasive. The goal is to trim and shape the hoof BEFORE it gets distorted, flares, becomes overgrown and begins to place undue stress on the hoof structures and limb. For this reason, a trim is best done at 6 week intervals or less. Do not wait until your horse is overgrown!

Here is one of my long term clients before and after a maintenance trim. This horse is full time barefoot and traverses some of the most rugged terrain in Utah with no complaints, on a regular basis. He is the prime example of what a bare hoof can do when the structures are properly supported to do their job, and given the chance to do so!

10/13/2024

New and old clients, thank you! I have officially returned from my maternity leave, and wanted to do something special to appreciate my clients.

I have the rare opportunity for being able to take some new clients and wanted to show appreciation for those supporting my business as I come back from having my baby. I also want to show appreciation for those loyal clients who have supported my business through my pregnancy and maternity leave. Thank you!

Contact Charity Jackman at 435-314-9315 to book.

03/15/2024

Shout-out to all my wonderful clients that stay on a schedule and allow me to perform my best work for their horses in every way possible! Regular hoof care is SO important for the long term health and well-being of your horse. Thank you!

02/01/2024

I will be in the Salt Lake County area trimming on Sunday, February 4th if anyone needs their horses trimmed!

01/02/2024

Are you ready to maximize your horse's barefoot hoof health in the new year? Start it off with help from Lavender & Sage Hoof Care. Specialty in barefoot rehabilitation, transition and performance. Experience handling unique cases such as Navicular Syndrome and Laminitis.

I am now accepting a limited number of new clients for my 2024 schedule. Contact me today to get on my books and begin what will be the best decision you'll have ever made for your horses' hooves!