Hoof Supplements

Hoof-Care Product Roundup - June 2024

Check out the latest hoof-care products from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

June 26, 2024 | Posted in Equipment

Check out the latest hoof-care products from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

Hoof-Care Product Roundup - May 2024

Check out the latest hoof-care products from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

May 22, 2024 | Posted in Equipment

Check out the latest hoof-care products from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

Hoof Nutrition Intelligence

I’m a new horse owner who needs advice on feeding my mare for summer trail riding.

July 1, 2020 | Posted in Clients, Education, Nutrition

Keeping your horse sound for this activity is partly related to taking good care of his hooves year-round. Feeding for sound equine feet, however, can’t be accomplished in a few weeks. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by Banixx.

How Nutrition Affects the Horses' Hoof

Equine feet will reflect diertary deficiencies and excesses in their outward appearance

By Allison Armstrong Rehnborg posted on April 7, 2020 | Posted in Education, Nutrition

From hoof quality to athletic ability, good nutrition influences every aspect of a horse’s health. Nutritional imbalances result when a horse is fed too little or too much of a nutrient. Quality forage and grain should provide the bulk of a horse’s nutritional needs, but supplements also may be needed to balance a horse’s ration.

Hoof Nutrition Intelligence

Some hoof supplements advertise that they support healthy blood flow. Since some folks feel that hooves are dead tissue, why is this important?

March 1, 2019 | Posted in Clients, Education, Nutrition

Danvers Child, a farrier and an equine hoof consultant with SmartPak, discusses how a good nutritional program is essential to good circulation and vascularity in the hoof. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by W.F. Young Co. (Absorbine).

Briefings: May/June 2018

May 12, 2018 | Posted in Business Practices, Clients, Disciplines & Breeds, Education, Nutrition

Thoroughbred Racehorse Fatality Rate Increases Slightly The rate of fatal injury of Thoroughbred racehorses increased slightly in 2017, according to an analysis of Equine Injury Database (EID) statistics.

Hoof, Joint Supplements & Feed Product Roundup 2018

Check out the latest hoof, joint supplements and feed from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

April 27, 2018 | Posted in Nutrition

Check out the latest hoof, joint supplements and feed from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

Answering Clients’ Supplement Questions

Optimal nutrition can support hoof health and make your job easier

By Linda Braus posted on April 7, 2018 | Posted in Nutrition

The modern horse’s diet is often lacking in core nutritional factors. Jessica Normand, senior director of product research and development at SmartPak, shared those concerns — and how to help address them through supplements — at the 15th annual International Hoof-Care Summit in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Hoof Nutrition Intelligence

One of the other boarders in the barn suggested I ask my farrier for some nutritional advice for the poor quality hooves on my 18-year-old mare. Is that a good idea?

February 1, 2018 | Posted in Clients, Education, Nutrition

Steven Duren, an equine nutrition specialist with Performance Horse Nutrition, answers a horse owner's question on the farrier's role in nutrition.

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