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Dedicated to whole-body comfort and optimal equine health, Western Rose Equine specializes in metabolic therapy with the use of non-invasive methods to create successful barefoot horses with a focus on:
- diet/nutrition 🌾
- movement 🐎
- bodywork 🦴

04/07/2025

✨ Meet Beef! ✨
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This sweet Thoroughbred mare has broken barriers and made incredible strides in the endurance world in the last year; her owner Cat Rafanello has worked tremendously hard and remained diligent in her care, which has made all this possible.
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We knew we wanted this mare barefoot and we knew a barefoot (and sound), Thoroughbred was a tall order according to the industry. But, we just kind of knew we could do it and so, we did.
AND LOOK AT THE RESULTS. Barefoot, and large, Thoroughbred landing heel-first and placing TOP TEN for the third consecutive race. 🤯 It’s mind-blowing.

🚨 When doing a true barefoot transition, I always inform clients that the journey will take at least a year, but looking back on some of my past cases, it really takes closer to two; if you want long-term consistent results, you have to put in the TIME. Especially horses that have been chronically shod, rehabilitating established pathologies can be nothing short of an uphill battle, and sometimes, you won’t always be able to perfectly fix it - but we CAN MANAGE IT! 🚨
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It is MOST IMPORTANT that owners are aware and committed to the following, to ensure the best possible results in the long-term:
- diet/proper ***domesticated*** equine nutrition
- hoof hygiene/daily cleaning
- species appropriate husbandry/enrichment
- correct and thoughtful exercise/movement
- regular bodywork (as needed)

BODYWORK can include kinesiology, acupuncture, osteopathy/cranial sacral, massage, chiropractic, etc.
Or any combination thereof!
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🎉 CONGRATULATIONS CAT, on putting in the effort and seeing the results - they are stupendous and well-deserved!

01/18/2025

Swipe ➡️ to trim the front hooves on this young mare’s feet!

This mare is a quarter horse who has one copy of PSSM1, and one copy of MYHM. However, we don’t let that stop her from having GOOD feet. This horse is maintained on a forage-based, low NSC feed regime (something we insist for all clients in our program).

Not only does this create the building blocks of healthy hooves, but diet is a huge step toward managing her diseases, in particular her PSSM1.

Natural, barefoot hoofcare is for ALL horses!

01/14/2025

New Year, new hooves!

Did you know it can take up to a year (more or less), to see a completely new hoof capsule on your horse?

What goals and changes are you looking to see in your horse (and their hooves) this year?

12/30/2024

Laminitis in its most basic terms is “inflammation of the laminae”. The laminae refer to the structures that contact the coffin bone on one side and the hoof wall on the other, connecting them.

Laminitis and founder are often used interchangeably. Sometimes, the distinction is made that laminitis is simply the inflammation present, whilst founder would be the detachment of the coffin bone from the laminae, it’s rotation and consequent sinking.

Symptoms vary. Some hooves, like the one pictured, may show blood present in the white line. A “dropped” sole could be from the movement of the coffin bone. Soreness and lameness can also indicate laminitis; for example, being tender-footed, or a shifting and varying severity of lameness. Horses may also stand with their front feet out in front of them, and back legs underneath them.

Laminitis can be caused by a multitude of sources and events. Commonly thought of is the result of the body taking on sudden or massive quantities of NSCs. Think of a horse grazing on a lush, spring pasture full of sugary grasses or breaking into a feed bin and gorging.

Laminitis can also be caused by endocrine disorders such as EMS (Equine Metabolic Syndrome), PPID (Cushing’s), and IR (Insulin Resistance). Horses with these can even have chronic or reoccurring cases of laminitis and founder.

Systemic sepsis or SIRS (systemic inflammatory response syndrome), which is caused by bacterial toxins entering the bloodstream that then affected the digital laminae, can induce laminitis. An example of this would be introduction of steroids.

Lastly, another form of laminitis is called mechanical or SLL (supporting limb laminitis) which occurs when there is a single limb forced to bear excessive weight from injury or disease of the contralateral limb.

Laminitis IS treatable. Rehab and often dietary changes are usually necessary in the management of laminitis and founder. At times, the horse may need to wear therapy boots if the pain is determined to be severe. Always consult both your vet and HCP when fighting laminitis.

12/07/2024

Oh, how a little barefoot hoof can look so beautiful! They truly are a work of art. 🎨

11/22/2024

The change in just 90 days on shortened interval, whole-hoof, barefoot trimming accompanied with forage-based dietary recommendations. 💪

What do you want to see from Western Rose in 2025? More before and after? More reels? More informative posting?

Let us know below! ⬇️

07/16/2024

Hey y’all!

I have a composite appointment tomorrow that I thought a helper would be good for!

If anybody is interested in joining me tomorrow, let me know 🤗
It’s a nice barn with comfortable work conditions; helping would include handling, carrying/passing tools, plus some learning is always involved!

With travel, should be from 9am - 1pm. Ish 😅

06/22/2024

Empowerment.

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Use every experience, negative or positive, to empower yourself. To learn, to adapt, to thrive.
This spring has been awful in so many ways, the lowest of lows more so than the highest of highs.

A spring where I have doubted myself more than ever, questioned everything I thought I knew, right in line with all the others who have done the same.
I have been told I am too small to do this job, that my ideologies of horsemanship are insane, that “girls don’t need a hoof stand” and “who do you think you are?”

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And while these *weekly* comments from people I don’t even know can usually roll right off my back, their voices never leave me and I hear them all the time. Eventually, their voice becomes mine and on the really bad days, I believe everything they say.
But then a horse nuzzles me and says ‘thank you’ for listening or an owner can’t wipe the smile off their face because their horse is finally riding sound.

THAT is my empowerment; that no matter what anybody says or thinks, the end result is always the same: a happy horse.
The words and thoughts of others, as deep as they cut, have yet to sever the joy and passion of my work.
Momentary blindness is one thing, lost in the darkness that this industry can cause. But the sun still rises every morning and horses still need help and an advocate. And somehow, the goodness always prevails at the end of everyday.
But it’s a fight, nevertheless.

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Empowerment is fighting the good fight, even on the darkest of days, and becoming your own light at the end of the tunnel.
BE THE LIGHT my friends, shine and feel empowered by your own strength, take confidence in what you know and apply it to the highest degree. Travel not dark tunnels but limitless pathways to bigger and better things. See not with your eyes but with your heart and mind and you will always succeed.

06/01/2024

Meet Noble!

A super stand-up guy that has dealt with intermittent lameness for the last couple years; Noble was in Duplos at the time I started him, with infrequent riding.

After tackling an advanced whiteline infection, and tweaking the diet, Noble has been back in work for several months now and the hooves are looking spectacular! We have stronger structures and noticeably better angles coming in and it’s BEAUTIFUL to see such tangible progress. These photos represent 10 months of work (and are current).

Being able to identify patterns in progression (or regression), is a skillful but simple tool that can take a lot of the guess work out of rehabilitation. I make sure even the horse owners know what to look for and what it means so they can keep me updated on progress or areas of concern.

Owners are simultaneously the hooves’ first line of defense and the animal’s biggest advocate so it’s our job to help them speak a little louder by being encouraging and informative.

I will be watching the angle changes in his hooves like a hawk (per usual though), as riding weather returns and Noble’s owner begins to ride more often.

You must always be prepared for the hoof to take on the form and function of its environment and host. As the horse changes, and his routine, the hoof will reflect that so never stop looking closely or you might miss something truly amazing!

05/27/2024

“Dear Abraham,

It took us 10 months to get here. But it only took 10 seconds for me to know I’d always remember you.

I wish I hadn’t procrastinated and posted these so late, but here we are. I just wish you were, too. 💔”

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Abraham passed away earlier this month, and it hit me harder than I’d expected. I’m usually exceptional at separating my emotions from my work, but this was a little different.

And it is these instances that cause so much industry burn out. We had finally achieved pasture soundness around month 7/8. His owner informed me that he was beginning to trot out in the pasture, something he hadn’t done in quite some time. And then the month before he passed, Abraham was cantering!

I think it was a matter of principle for me; Abraham deserved the whole world and his owner gave him every bit of it that she could. And it was an honor and a privilege to give him as much of the world as I could, too. For as long as he could have it.

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“Nonetheless, I am humbled knowing you crossed the rainbow bridge feeling so good. And I am thrilled that you can cherish that comfort forever now.

Never stop moving your feet, Abraham. You’re going places. ❤️”

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Make every trim count my friends! You never know how much time you’ll have with these beautiful creatures, so give them everything you got. 💪

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05/20/2024

From 1st ➡️ 2nd ➡️ 3rd, most recent trim, client horse Smoki Rose has made incredible progress on a regular trim cycle. Pictured are both fronts from her first trim, to her second, and then her third most recent trim!

05/17/2024

Who here is broke? 🙋‍♀️
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Add horses to that, and it becomes even more stressful. Especially when the desire to provide exceptional husbandry, nutrition, and enrichment is your ultimate goal (nearly all of my clientele).

With that being said, financial frugalness is key to survival yet feels impossible when you’re trying to be the ultimate horse caretaker. And as we all know, having a is one proven method of successful rehabilitation in horses struggling with consistent soundness.
Alas, we can’t all have one of those, SO. 👇
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Here are some tips and tricks you can add to your management, with simple tweaks to a routine, to simulate the concept of a track system without technically having one. This may be helpful to those who lack the space, finances, resources, etc., to construct a track system of their own!

🌾 scattered feedings (hay bags recommended but not necessary): by creating “feed stations” throughout the pasture, you encourage natural movement as horses will need to travel from hay pile to hay pile. Don’t put too much hay in one area, you want the horse to feel the need to move on. Put plenty of space between piles.
♾️ repetition: feed in the same areas consistently and the horses will wear their own path into the pasture.
🏔️ variety in terrain: put down obstacles such as logs (and Home Depot has 6ft. wooden poles for good prices), and textured footing by bringing in more abrasive substrate (this doesn’t need to be fancy stuff, just some old rock in a few areas will do).
🚧 build up high traffic areas such as feed stations, water troughs, resting places, etc., with pea gravel or sand to give hooves a chance to dry and to stimulate proprioception.

There is a lot more that can be done (creatively), to achieve the ideology of a track system and everything it has to offer, but for now, those are just simple additives that can be done over time and with less money than you’d think, that will still benefit the animal 💚
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Questions? Ideas? Please share! 🙏

05/15/2024

Now that Mother’s Day has come and gone, and we’re in the full swing of breeding season, it’s time to touch on a topic we have visited before: the broodmare.

Broodmares are the remarkable individuals that gave life to the horse you currently own! Maybe you also have broodmare(s). They carry a foal for roughly 11 whole months, almost a full year! In that time, they are busy growing your future horse, but 11 months is a long time to carry a pregnancy which makes the care of the broodmare that much more important.

Maybe you’re fortunate to be unaware, but many broodmares, even whole herds of them, have their feet go unintended. Their hooves overgrow painfully with untreated pathologies, the stress and discomfort compounded by carrying a new life (literally carrying it, talk about extra weight on those hooves!).

Think about how many human pregnancies are accompanied by painful, swollen feet!

Broodmares are so incredibly important to the horse industry; proper diet, hoof care and general husbandry are ESSENTIAL to the mare and foal’s quality of life! A poorly kept mare will mean for a poorly developed foal who will have deficiencies even before its birth!

All in all this is a whole hearted plea to provide your broodmare(s) with all the basic care you would provide your riding horses & MORE!

03/26/2024

Before and after on both fronts of one of our new client horses who has started their barefoot journey. 💪

Our program doesn’t stop at just taking the shoes off of our equine partners; we are proponents of an all encompassing constellation of equine health and welfare. We encourage a forage-based diet, and regular bodywork, as well as vet intervention when needed.

All of these things contribute to the health and integrity of the hoof and overall wellness of the horse!

03/25/2024

Swipe to trim this little yearling! Pictured are a front and a back foot pre and post trim. Notice not only angle changes, but DISTINCT improvement of relaxation in the soft tissue.

On consignment, this filly received her last trim with Western Rose (only her second total to date) before heading to her new home. She made good progress even in the short amount of time we trimmed her, but some of her pathologies could have been avoided or curbed by trimming her from the beginning (as early as possible).

It is SO important to get your youngsters on a good trimming cycle as soon as they are able to handle the mental workload of being held and experiencing a trim, so that any corrections can be made early on to preserve long term soundness and athleticism.

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