Hoof Care

Bell boots are more than a fashion statement. They’re a statement of health and safety for your horse. As for the color choice… that’s where the fashion comes in. We discuss the different types of bell boots and how to get the appropriate fit. 

It’s a Tuesday morning, you are leading your horse from his stall for his daily turnout and notice it — he’s lame. Here we go again, wrestling to wrap a hoof and praying it holds for more than a few hours so you don’t have to cut it off and start all over again. But now you can ditch the diaper.

With a warmer than usual, but just as wet, winter, plus the rains of early spring, mud has been prevalent on so many horse farms[g1]  across the country. And when there’s mud on the farm, there’s usually thrush in the hoof.