Easyboot Glove size 3.5 and 4

The larger Easyboot glove sizes are almost here! The Easyboot glove hoof boots are one of the most successful hoof boots ever designed, yet so simple in their construction making them supremely lightweight and easy to fit. The Easyboot glove has until now been available in 9 sizes namely 00 - 3 in 1/2 sizes, but the two newer sizes 3.5 and 4 will help to cater for the bigger footed equine. The measurements for the new glove size 3.5 will fit a width 132-135mm and length 142-145mm, the size 4 glove will fit a width 136-139mm and length 146-149mm.

Comfort pads

Easycare produce a comprehensive range of comfort pads for use in their boots. The pads aimed at both hoof care professionals and the consumer are the 6mm or 12mm comfort pads, which are available in 3 densities. The medium density comfort pad is most commonly used, the soft is ideal for horses with sore feet and the firm is good for lifting the hoof up in a hoofboot. Specialist pads such as dome pads and frog support pads are also available, but these should only be used with the help of a hoof care professional to ensure the correct pad is used. Trelawne Equine supply all the Easycare pads to the trade, ask to see the range when you are next out to buy hoof boots, your horse will thank you for the extra comfort they provide!

The Riders Rasp Hoof Trimming Tool

The Riders rasp is the essential tool for any barefoot horse owner. This innovative and unique hoof trimming tool has been designed to be used by horse owners as opposed to hoof care professionals, and allows safe and effective trimming of the hoof without the risk of compromising the hoof capsule. The Riders Rasp will help to keep the all important Mustang roll (a heavy bevalled edge around the hoof) which prevents splits and cracks from forming, and ensures the weight is carried on the water line. The Rider's Rasp has been made to the highest specifications, and the professional quality, long lasting rasp blades are replaceable.

Sponsorship Opportunity!

Trelawne Equine are on the look out for a rider with barefoot horses that would be interested in boot sponsorship for 2010. If you are a rider that has managed to attain a high level in your chosen discipline with a booted or barefoot horse, we would love to hear from you! For more details, please contact us.

Deliverys unaffected by Royal Mail Strikes

Trelawne Equine would just like to reassure our customers that our deliveries will be unaffected by the Royal Mail strikes as all orders are despatched by Courier.

Boa Horse Boots Top Tip!

A top tip for anyone that has ever lost a Boa Hoof Boot dial cover cap!

Start with the boa dial cover showing the BOA lettering straight up and down or perpendicular to the ground. The cap will only go on in this position so this is the place to start! Twist the cap clockwise. You will hear a series of clicks and the cap will be in the tightest position when the BOA lettering is straight or parallel to the ground. (see picture)

As long as you follow these simple instructions, it should be impossible for the cap to come off!

New EasyCare Hoof Boot Design on the way!

Hot off the press, Garrett at Easycare has just posted on his blog that he is putting together a new hoof boot, which is in his words is 'Part Easyboot Glove, part football helmet, part snow board binding and part Crocs'! If the glove is anything to go by, this boot will be amazing and another huge step up the booting ladder. Easycare hoof boots are breaking new ground with every new boot they produce, ensuring that barefoot is an option to almost every horse.

Transitioning the farrier

Easycare have released a very interesting article by Steve Karshner regarding transitioning the traditional farrier to a natural barefoot farrier. Barefoot trimming is not radically different to the traditional trim, but there are distinct differences and issues that need to be addressed in order for it to be successful. When taking a horse barefoot, the whole horse needs to be addressed, not just the foot. After all, the horses body grows the hoof you have to trim; healthy body= healthy hoof! Hoof boots are there to assist the transitioning process from shod to barefoot, and any well prepared barefoot farrier will carry a few pairs of the most popular sizes on his van with some comfort pads and accessories for horses that need a little initial help.

Old Macs continue to grow!

The Old Mac G2 Hoof Boot is one of the best selling hoof boots in the UK, and is continuing to grow in popularity. The Old Mac G2 is a very forgiving hoof boot, and fits a round or wider than long foot best, which is a common front foot shape.

The Riders Rasp- medium course blades

The riders rasp has now got a new option to its blades, with a medium course blade now available. The medium coarse riders rasp blades are ideal for people used to trimming hooves, giving a more aggressive cut than the standard medium blades supplied with the rasp. The riders rasp is a tool designed for use by the horse owner to maintain the horses hooves between trims and should be used in conjunction with a hoof care professional and under their advice. By maintaining the mustang roll and keeping flare in check between trims, the hoof is able to grow more consistently and thus the horse produces a stronger hoof capsule and pathologies resolve more quickly.

Comfort Pads

The Easycare comfort pads are available in 3 densities; soft, medium and hard. The soft is good for horses that are sore, or as the top pad in a stack for a laminitic pony for example. The Hard are ideal for lifting the foot up in a boot, for example when the horse has a low heel and the coronet band is too close to the top of an Easyboot Epic hoof boot which could cause rubbing. The medium density comfort pad is a good pad for general use when transitioning, 6mm for use as an 'insurance policy' or 12mm when the horse needs extra comfort for example when fresh out of metal shoes.

Booted horses triumph again!

Easyboots wiped the floor with the competition at Bryce Canyon XP, all 5 days the 1st place horses and best condition were won by horses wearing Easyboot Gloves or Easyboot Glue on hoof boots! The list of success of horses in hoof boots over their shod counterparts is growing by the minute, and at the top level. Barefoot and hoof boot doubters will soon become an endangered species!

Is Barefoot the Future?

At Trelawe Equine it is no secret we are big advocates of barefoot horse riding, however it caught our eye that human barefoot running is also hitting the headlines at the moment!

A quote from a recent article in the New York Times reads: “The shoe arguably got in the way of evolution,” said Galahad Clark, a seventh-generation shoemaker and chief executive of the shoemaker Terra Plana, based in London. “They’re like little foot coffins that stopped the foot from working the way it’s supposed to work.”

With this in mind you ahve to ask the question "what on earth a metal shoe nailed to the horse hoof would be described as!?"

I have tried running barefoot, and with a little practice it certainly does feel more natural and less effort. So why not give barefoot a go with your horse? You'll be pleasantly suprised.

More Easyboot Glove Testing

More hoof boot testing has been going on in Durango this weekend, including a new gaiter for the superbly popular Easyboot Glove!

Watch this space for the new design and any upcoming news if and when it is released!

Easyboot Glue-On with Goober Glue

EasyCare, the leaders in hoof boots and hoof boot technology, have been experimenting with a number of different methods to apply their radical Easyboot Glue-On hoof boot.

The lastest method is using Goober Glue mixed with water to speed up the curing time. Garret feels that Goober Glue is one of the best packing materials for the boots, and using the water to cure it faster makes this method a very favorable one.

We'll keep you posted on all the latest barefoot horse riding and hoof boot happenings here.

Easyboot Gloves in More Sizes!

The Easyboot Glove will soon be available in size 3.5 and 4, which will be excellent news for the larger hooves UK equines and great for barefoot horse riding in general!

Our other big selling product this month is The Riders Rasp which is an amzing and very handy tool for any barefoot horse owner.

The Riders Rasp is designed to be used by horse owners to keep their horses feet in check between trims, which is not only good for maintaining a strong hoof capsule, but also ensure the best hoof boot fit possible at all times.

Trelawne Equine Website Launched!

The brand new Trelawne Equine website has now been launched.

Trelawne Equine are dedicated distributors of the EasyCare product range of Hoof Boots. We have been selling hoof boots for a number of years along with advising customers about hoof boots for their horses.

Our aim is to provide product support and education to promote better understanding regarding barefoot riding and natural horse care.

Come and visit us at www.trelawneequine.co.uk and see what you think.