News — Hoof Care

This is for all the horses with the cresty necks, fleshy backs and girthy middles--the ponies, minis, and easy keepers with metabolic issues--we see you, and we support you.

There’s a lot of “hullabaloo” out there about equine joint supplements, but they are definitely not all created equally. My recommendation is to do your homework and choose the ones which have been scientifically validated.

Mak, my 11-year-old thoroughbred, has always had pretty terrible feet. His right front foot has a negative angle (collapsed heels) while his left front is upright. He has historically had very minimal sole depth, doesn’t tolerate frog pressure, and in his younger years, he constantly abscessed. So, what did I do? I found a team. I found a farrier I could trust to make the best judgment calls for this heart horse of mine and treats Mak as if he were his own.  I also have a vet I can turn to. Dr. Heather may hate Mak’s feet, but she...

It takes a team to keep a champion barrel horse firing on all cylinders, and Nellie Miller has one of the best.