Hoof & Body Solutions

11/08/2025

11/08/2025

SUREFOOT day for my own today!

11/07/2025

🐴 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭 — 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡.

This has been on my mind a lot ..
We keep talking about burnout in the horse world — but what if it isn’t burnout?
What if it’s just caring too deeply, for too long, without a break?

Because we don’t clock off at 5pm.
We don’t switch off our phones or our brains.
We lie awake wondering if the one that didn’t finish their feed is okay,
or if the weather’s going to turn the fields into soup again.

We say “I’m fine” while doing twelve things at once, running on coffee, hay dust and stubbornness.
We hold space for everyone else’s horses, emotions, and emergencies — but who holds space for us?

And when we finally show we’re tired, someone always says,
“Well, you chose this life.”
As if loving something means it shouldn’t exhaust you.

But it’s okay to be tired.
It’s okay to need a day off.
It’s okay to love this life and still feel like it’s breaking you sometimes.

Because the truth is, we don’t do it for money, or glory, or thanks.
We do it for the quiet moments —
the old horse resting his nose on your shoulder,
the rescue that finally trusts again,
the little wins no one else sees.

That’s what keeps us here.

So if you’re reading this and you’re running on fumes — you’re not weak.
You’re human. You just care more than most. 💛

Ps. If anyone finds a “self-cleaning stable” or a “field that never turns to mud” setting in real life, please DM me immediately. I’ll sell a kidney for it. 😂

10/31/2025

I’m just super happy with this rehab! There were definite highs, lows and uncertainty about what level of soundness he could achieve. His dedicated person asked all the questions and did all the things to give him the best possible outcome. So happy for them and so happy to be part of his team!
Feb ‘25-Oct ‘25

10/31/2025

10/21/2025

Function over form -ALWAYS and if we’re lucky we might get both

When Trims "Go Wrong"

A handful of years ago, I had a rehab case that came with a lot of internal pathology - including tendon damage, ligament tears, and navicular bone damage. Surprisingly, even with all the internal damage, this horse was fairly sound and the owner was able to ride him regularly, walk/trot/canter.

At one appointment, I had a hoofcare friend help look at his feet, because angles and appearance wise, I still wasn't quite happy with how they LOOKED. (This is probably where I went wrong... function over form is my now-motto!). This INCREDIBLE hoofcare friend - who has helped more horses rehab and become sound than I've even seen in my life - worked with me on this horse, and we were able to get his angles perfect based on radiographs, and his hoof to look beautiful.

And yet, almost instantly this horse went lame.

After years of internal issues and pathology, he couldn't handle having a "perfect looking foot." I should have known better not to try to force him to, when he was already comfortable and doing well.

I am so thankful that at that time, Cavallo Hoof Boots willingly sent out a pair of boots for FREE to help this horse become comfortable. He was much better in them, and we were able to put pads inside to allow for some extra "cushion."

And this is where I learned two important lessons:
1. Don't ever force a horse's hoof to fit your ideals - ask them how they feel about the decision each step of the way
2. Always have hoof boots on hand to ensure comfort in rehab cases

While I am sorry that this horse was sore after what we had done, he taught me those valuable lessons, and I am thankful that I could take that, and move forward to make sure I make better choices in the future.

Our Podiatry Clinic is coming up this weekend, and I wanted to give a HUGE shout out to Cavallo Hoof Boots for sponsoring it! While the clinic itself is sold out, we do still have a "livestream" option that will be available to purchase up through Friday; the link will be in the comments below.

10/02/2025

https://youtu.be/-dD1XlpnlrE?si=HO9YOl4qRbSRxIIU

Mike Buskohl graduated from Palmer Chiropractic College "sometime last century" and spent years treating human patients before becoming certified for animal ...