JGM Hoofcare

08/30/2026

This was an awesome clinic that I was fortunate to attend! I share The Equine Documentalist, Yogi Sharp’s, facebook posts pretty often. He did a great job proving why a straight hoof pastern axis is so important. He explained how our job is to trim to 4 dimensional balance to get the horses foot to “the lowest energy state” to prevent injury and distortion. He dug into research old and new and had us thinking outside the box to help us understand how to keep the hoof inside the box. And cannot forget about posture and how the hooves affect posture and posture affect hooves. He explained how and why some horses have strong feet and others have weak feet and how to support them. I flew down to Georgia even though he’s on tour in closer states because Sara Hathaway uses the same shoes I do and I wanted to be able to learn how to support horses with what I am familiar with. And I got to see her track system! I’m so inspired and enjoyed meeting new people and sharing thoughts and ideas and stories 💕

08/07/2026

I Was pleasantly surprised to see these frog support pads on a clients new horse when I pulled his shoes. It’s a lot easier to transition to barefoot when the frog isn’t bearing all the weight.

06/17/2026

This boy has been in glue on shoes for 5 years straight and his hoof walls are just as lovely today as they were when we met.

Do glue on shoes destroy the hoof wall? No.

When I see damage to hoof wall under glue on shoes there is usually a reason beyond the fault of the glue itself. Often it’s a diet lacking in proper minerals enabling the horse to grow strong and healthy hoof walls to begin with.

06/15/2026

06/15/2026

As these Easycare composites become increasingly popular; I get more questions about them compared to traditional steel shoes. This was an easy study to quick make a video on weight. I have more video ideas to showcase more benefits like flexibility coming soon!

06/15/2026

"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible." ~ Frank Zappa

05/29/2026

Contracted sheared heels on a club foot, the trim to restore, the results: healthier frog, relaxed better balanced beefier heel bulbs. July - September 3-4 week trim cycle.

05/29/2026

Reasons horses love Easycare’s glue on composite shoes:
- No nails required
- Shock absorbing comfort
- Built in caudal support to prevent and heal caudal failure
- Applied with the hoof on the ground (expansion) vs applied with foot in the air (contraction) which allows the hoof to expand without being restricted (think stuck in a cast) causing atrophy to the soft structures of the hoof, crushed heels, contracted heels, caudal failure.

05/07/2026

This horse was not comfortable and received coffin joint injections to try and help it. The client reached out to me and we pulled the metal shoes and put in boots and pads and he was immediately more comfortable. No wedges were applied to help his angles; just trimming to what he needed. Ultimately, I did put easycare speeds (glue on composites) on to help build sole depth and because boots are a pain in the butt for barn management etc. The horse stayed sound and no longer needed coffin joint injections. Positive coffin bone angles make a difference in comfort. You can see how it creates more space at the extensor process of the coffin bone.

04/30/2026

The 1st 2 photos are before and after trim of Neo soon after I got him off the track. I have put shoes with wedges on last year but haven’t this year mostly due to time. Today I played with surefoot slant pads and he wasn’t too interested in those. But notice the difference in angle when he chooses and is able to dig his toe in the soft footing. At 20, he has a straight cannon bone. Above that, he camps under more often than not. His hamstrings are very tight and he has a difficult time standing for trims on the hind feet. In the soft footing when he can better alignment, he is more comfortable. To wedge or not to wedge is the question. I think it would really help loosen up the muscles and help him grow a better heel. If I had more time to do bodywork that would help too but unfortunately I’m not consistent enough to help keep the bad pattern away.