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Kawell USA
www.kawellusa.com
Kawell develops and produces copper alloy horseshoes and inserts, giving horses the care that they need to fight issues associated with white line disease, seedy toe and thrush. The company holds a one-of-a-kind EPA certification and USN Alloy Registration for its copper alloy. Kawell's horseshoes and inserts have antimicrobial characteristics, and include other benefits such as better impact absorption. Kawell horseshoes and inserts are 100% safe for farrier usage.
Kawell Copper Alloy Horseshoes
Kawell Copper Alloy Horseshoes are a patent design and approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. They help act against seedy toe, white line disease, and thrush. Copper is naturally anti-fungal and anti-bacterial, so our shoes are proven to kill 99.9% of bacteria it comes in contact with. Copper salts protect the hoof 24/7 and inhibits the proliferation of bacteria and fungi.
Kawell Copper Alloy Inserts
Kawell Copper Alloy Hoof Inserts are a patented product devised to give horses a better quality of life by killing bacteria and fungus on contact and preventing the proliferation of microorganisms in the frogs of a hoof. Designed by American farrier Esco Buff, PhD, APF-I, CF, this product also reduces the impact of vibrations (an average of 8.53% every step) thanks to Shock Absolut, their built-in absorption capacity. Copper inserts act against seedy toe, white line disease, and thrush.
Castle Plastics
www.castleplastics.com
Castle Plastics is a leading manufacturer of horseshoe pads in North America. We have been in the hoof care industry for over 25 years. We take pride in both the innovation and quality of all the products we have developed and introduced to the market over the years, as well as the fact that each and every item that leaves our facility is manufactured in house. Our goal is soundness for the equine athlete!
Soft-Ride
www.softrideboots.com
The inspiration for Soft-Ride Comfort Boots came many years ago when we installed poured rubber floors in horse stalls at university-based veterinarian clinics and on leading horse farms and ranches. While our work helped us fulfill our mission of making life more comfortable for horses, it was a dirty, hot, messy job that always had us thinking, "There's got to be a better way."
We finally did come up with a "better way" when we invented the first Comfort Boots for horses. Since then, our industry leading Soft-Ride boots and gels have become — what we believe — are the best horse boots in the world. Our innovative Ice Spa and other products are all designed as a safe and simple way to help keep your horse healthy every day, every step of the way.
As we continue our drive to keep your horse on its feet, we've received more than 15 patents, shipped to over 50 countries, and worked with more than 6,000 veterinarians around the world, as well as every veterinary school in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. And with horse owners from every discipline using our products, we can safely and proudly say, "The best in the world rely on Soft-Ride."
Soft-Ride: Always Looking for a Better Way
Absorbine
www.absorbine.com
Founded in 1892 by Wilbur Fenelon Young and his wife, Mary Ida, W. F. Young, Inc. has manufactured and distributed quality animal health care products for over 125 years. The company is recognized as a worldwide leader in innovative, specialized animal health care brands – including Absorbine® Veterinary Liniment, UltraShield® fly control, ShowSheen® grooming products, Leather Therapy® leather care, Hooflex® hoof care, and The Missing Link®supplements – that improve wellness and enhance the quality and enjoyment of life for people and their animals.
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