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Gifts That Keep Giving
Written By: Sue Blair - Carpe Diem Farms | Issue: 2015/01 - Winter
The horses of Carpe Diem Farms have always been and remain the backbone of our work, programs, research and our success. Without them there is no CDF!
My focus this winter is on the gifts the horses of CDF have provided for horses around the globe.
If you have followed us in recent years you have read about our development of Easy’s Slipper, our patented
therapeutic horse shoe which launched last January at the International Hoof Summit after twelve years of study, development and testing on the CDF herd. It was through the sacrifices of horses we have lost while
in our care and a few who are still with us that Easy’s Slipper was created.
An old adage in the horse world is, “No Hoof, No Horse.” Most don’t understand how fragile horses are, their size would indicate otherwise. They are prey animals always on guard for their wellbeing against predators. Their metabolism is affectted by food, environment, and stress, leading to a downward spiral in their health and often times resulting in conditions of the hoof. Founder/Laminitis, White Line Disease, Navicular, Thrush are just some of the resulting issues. There are also genetic conditions of the hoof. One we have dealt with is flat feet.
Sweet Pea, a 19-year-old quarter horse who has lived at CDF for 17 years inherited her mother’s, Fast n’ Easy’s, convex feet. The result: chronic abscesses, founder (rotation, sinking and remodeling of the coffin bone
inside the hoof) and chronic lameness. Until ESs she wore steel shoes providing little relief. Since Easy’s Slipper, with its built in break-over and her specially designed set back large rollers, she presents as a sound, happy horse able to run freely through the fields. Teaching many a child and adult for years she has provided us with invaluable research that has been replicated for horses around the globe.
Google Easy’s Slipper for our website and facebook page to see and read more!
CDF is a non-profit educational foundation.
