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WHOA!!!! If your horse is coming up sore after flare removal this page might help explain why. by Cindy “Hawk” Sullivan Let us begin with a “Cindy-ism”: “The trick is not in knowing what to do, rather in knowing when to do it. Everything works sometimes, but nothing works all the time. If something fails on even ONE horse, then it must be considered a tool, not a rule.” ~ Cindy “Hawk” Sullivan Make that your mantra. Study everything you can,  go to clinics, read books and websites, hear what the “experts” have to say…BUT do it with extremely attuned critical evaluation skills. Take NOTHING at face value no matter… Read More

“YOU CAN TRACE EVERY SICKNESS, EVERY DISEASE AND EVERY AILMENT, TO A MINERAL DEFICIENCY” – Professor Linus Pauling, winner of two Nobel prizes   It is indeed heartening to see how the movement of natural hoof care is exploding around the world as owners, trainers, farriers and veterinarians rethink old approaches and work together to improve the quality of life for all our domestic equines.  More and more people are “getting it” about bringing the domestic horse closer to its’ species’ innate needs as a as a way to offset many of the problems caused by the stresses of domestic horse keeping practices.  Diet, lifestyle, hoof care and all facets… Read More

Let me preface this by saying that none of this is new…many people have thought – and acted – along the same lines, I am simply sharing my thoughts and experiences thus far on the matter. For many years, I have believed (known) that there needs to be a way to stop the onset of laminitis in its tracks! I am not alone in that, vets use their drugs, old timers stand horses in cold streams (proven highly effective if done in the first 72 hours), most owners know to pull them off grain and off grass. But the process has already begun in the body’s systems and those things… Read More