Caballo Barefoot Trimming & Scoot Boots South Africa

08/01/2025

I pulled this out of the archives from about 13 years ago. If memory serves this was a mare who was at least well into in her teens who'd never been trimmed before. Three trims in and her hooves were radically changed and I'm sure her body felt much better too.

These were rough days for me, the feet were HARD and plentiful in this area due to drought, the horses knew nothing of what I wanted to do with them and the work was risky. I often wonder why I had to do it but I think I learned a lot during that time and most importantly, I survived it. I also met wonderful, very solid people who I know would have my back in a pickle.

20/12/2024

The Easycare Versa Octos in action on this beautiful dressage horse.

Expertly applied by Theo Janssen 😎

17/12/2024

I won't lie, I've been pretty terrified of heat fitting boots for fear of breakage (and we did pay some school fees here due to poor lighting where the plug point was) but what I can say is - what an awesome little tool to have - when the lighting is good anyway 😂

On the left is a normal size 2W EVO boot and on the right is one that has been heat fitted. The boot can be heat fitted multiple times which is an even bigger bonus. This is perfect for hooves that flare or are inbetween sizes.

We will be continuing our sale on both EVO and Scoot Boots until the end of January 2025. WhatsApp 0733895245 for more info

12/12/2024

Reset time for this lovely girl. She's in the Easyshoe Octos for a bit to help grow out some cracks.

08/12/2024

My monthly highlight is hopping out of the car at our client's place and having Koos run to greet me. Nevermind that I have about 10 roosters back at home, this guy is my favourite ❤️

20/11/2024

20/11/2024

We are taking last orders for 2024 for the Cody James Dymondback Rasp and refills. These blades come in three options: light, medium and aggressive.

Full set: R2250
Refills: R1750
Postage: R175

Orders close 3 December.

To order please WhatsApp Christine 0733895245

17/11/2024

Finally summer has arrived. The grass is green, the horses are happy, and the children get to play outside until late ❤️

06/11/2024

Gaining a couple of degrees and better angles in... About 4.5 weeks 🤜🤛

02/11/2024

Our Black Friday Hoof Boot SALE is now on!

Order a pair of Scoot Boots or EVO hoof boots before 3 December 2024 and get R200 off your order.

Scoot Boots: R4200
Scoot Boot Enduros: R5100
EVOs: R3800

To size your horse, order and view our exchange and returns policy WhatsApp 0733895245

07/10/2024

I dug this one up out of the archives while cleaning out my phone. This poor mare's owner has still not paid us to this day. We didn't do any follow-up trims on her but we were able to track her hoof progress over two months until she left the yard due to non-payment by her owner.

While this horse's hooves would probably have done better being shod with frog support throughout her life, my feeling is that what we see here may be exacerbated by having endured many delayed shoe resets over her lifetime with this particular owner as these hooves were quite overdue when she arrived and I'm very sure we aren't the first hoofcare providers to have dealt with non-payment by this owner.

I believe her underrun heels and general excess growth badly affected her posture and it was incredible to see it unwind over the space of a month in the full body pictures above. Her hoof pictures are approximately 9 weeks between pictures (note that she would be due for a small trim at this point). I'm not sure what happened to this lovely girl in the end but I hope she is okay and not back in the same position as she was previously.

02/10/2024

"My horse's hooves are still short, you can skip him this time."

Well maybe, or maybe not. If you look at this first picture that would probably be the first thought that comes to mind. Maybe even mine if I didn't hone in on the clues that this hoof was "clogged" with false, dead sole. The most obvious clue was a frog kind of buried amongst it, as well as the dirt lines around the apex of the frog.

Once I'd released all of the dead sole I was left with a fair bit of wall to work with - proving that these hooves weren't quite as short as one would initially have thought.

While a thin layer of sole can be protective, I find very thick layers just interfere with proper hoof form and function and it isnt going to be beneficial to the horse.

24/09/2024

Skilpad! Everybody's favourite goat.

She doesn't even care that I stink of hoof, thrush and sweat. This is unconditional love at its finest.

03/09/2024

Now that's an outdoor cinema if I ever saw one, along with the strongest lunchbox known to man.

29/08/2024

Our neoprene mud strap covers are heading off for a durability and effeciency test. If the outcome is positive these will be on the market shortly.

We have also extended our sale - get R200 off any pair of Scoot Boots or EVOs as well as FREE access to our Barefoot Transition Online course (more info in the link in our bio) with your order.

For more info and orders WhatsApp 0733895245

*Offer ends 5 October