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"My own yearling came down with a foot abscess a few days after receiving your HOOFix Abscess Kit – it worked great ! The kit contained everything I needed and the abscess resolved within 48 hours of application.
I also use the HOOFix Emergency Boot in my practice. It's a great cover-up for a bandaged foot, increases the longevity of the wrap and my clients comment on how easy it is to use." |
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Ilka Wagner, DVM, Equine Veterinary Services |
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"In regards to the HOOFix Emergency Boot, I have used them for almost a year on horses recovering from anesthesia. I strongly believe they have prevented significant slippage of horses placed in a recovery stall attempting to rise. I credit them in reducing trauma and assisting in making the recovery process less stressfully and safer." |
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Lloyd P. Tate Jr. VMD Professor of Equine Surgery NCSU College of Veterinary medicine |
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"In my equine podiatry practice, I have found the HOOFix Emergency Boot to be very beneficial in the treatment and maintenance of a variety of hoof problems. The boot is quick, easy to put on the foot, wears well, is secure and provides a skid resistant bottom. Nice product." |
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Stephen E. O'Grady, DVM, MRCVS, Northern Virginia Equine |
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"We use the HOOFix High Density Pads in our practice on horses with sore hooves and on laminitic horses. Unlike some of the other pads we’ve tried, the HOOFix pads are more dense and really provide good cushioning to make the horses more comfortable." |
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Robert Ball, DVM, Bracken Equine Clinic |
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"We have been using the HOOFix Abscess Kit for approximately
5 years in our practice. Across the board, all three of our doctors have been very pleased with the results. The Kits are especially helpful in situations where the horse is difficult to soak, or in situations where it is logistically difficult for the client to treat the horse daily. I would definitely recommend your product for others to try." |
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Stuart Scheinberg, DVM, Animal Medical Hospital at Glenwood, Inc. |
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"The HOOFix™ Hoof Sealer & Polish gives me everything I want in a Hoof sealer. I use it on all my clients' horses. It does an excellent job of sealing nail holes and helps keep moisture in the hoof capsule. It doesn't turn white, won't chip and provides a natural look." |
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Steven T. Teichman USET Team Farrier |
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"Your HOOFix Boot for horses is the best protective boot I have used. My practice consists largely of hoof and lameness problems so I find frequent uses for your product. I have found it to be very durable, comfortable for the horse, and easy to use. Thanks for a great product!" P.S. When I asked my associates for their comments they simply said "HOOFix boots rock!" |
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Julie Grohs, DVM, Alaska Equine |
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"We started using the HOOFix Abscess Kit as a convenience item for our clients. Most clients are too busy or are reluctant to soak their horse's feet as frequently as we would like. This product takes it out of their hands. We also get the compliance we are looking for for soaking the feet with Epsom salt like we desire. The results we get are predictable" |
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Dr. Bimbo Welker, Director, OSU Large Animal Services |
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"Thank you very much for making the HOOFix Abscess Kit. It has been long overdue for the equine and veterinary industry. Its ease of use is both convenient and applicable for veterinarians and horse owners in the field. Keep up the good work." |
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Winford S. Maset, DVM, West Virginia Equine Services |
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"The HOOFix Abscess Kit provides everything I need to quickly and effectively treat a hoof abscess. I always carry one in my truck". |
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Mark Donaldson, VMD, DACVIM, Unionville Equine |
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"We have been using the HOOFix Abscess Kits for over a year now. Here in Minnesota it is inconvenient and sometimes impossible to hot soak a hoof in the winter in an unheated barn. For our clients and ourselves, the HOOFix Abscess Kits have been extremely convenient and user friendly." |
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Kathryn Ott, DVM, Equine/Small Animal Medical Center |
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"The HOOFix Abscess Kit is the only product I've found that combines everything I use for the treatment of hoof abscesses or bruises."- |
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Stephen T. Teichman, USET Team Farrier |
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"My much loved QH Cajun Cowboy was diagnosed with canker in his right rear hoof, and we began what turned out to be a 2 year battle with this dreaded malady. Twice daily routine involved cleansing, medicating and somehow keeping the hoof dry and clean at all times-inside the stall and out in the paddock. After struggling with the diaper/duct tape routine for a few weeks, a friend recommended the HOOFix boot. What a lifesaver it was! It was light, easy to put on and take off and kept his hoof clean and dry at all times. The trickster horse who had managed to lose over 4 pairs of hoof boots wasn't able to remove this one! We have finally conquered the canker, and owe much to this product which saved my horse, my back and my sanity. Excellent service, great prices and awesome products." |
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Thanks from Cajun Cowboy & Grace in NY |
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"The picture can't do your dog crate justice; it is so much better looking "live". I could not be happier with everything!! I don't know how many orders you get from Canada but cross-border shipping is lightning fast, the crate is perfectly packaged for maximum protection, there are NO brokerage fees or duty taxes AND last but not least the crate itself is simply spectacular!!!! Thanks so much for a wonderful online transaction from start to finish." |
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Wayde Gilmour |
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"I was recently about 6 miles back in rocky, hilly country when I had to remove a loose horseshoe. Fortunately, I've been carrying one of your HOOFix Emergency Boots on my saddle for a couple of years so I slipped it on the horse. After completing the 6 mile return trip (during which my horse never seemed to even notice the boot), I estimate at least half the life still remaining in the boot!!! I'm very impressed with your product! Even though I bought a replacement, I'll carry the old one as well since it's got lots of life remaining. " |
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Bob McClendon |
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"We were up on a rough mountain trail ride when my husbands horse tried to peel out and pop jump over a log. He slid and somehow lost a front shoe in the process. Now... my husband's horse is a tender foot....he was about 7 miles out from where the trailer was parked and it started out as a slow gimpy walk back. A friend with us had just recently purchased a HOOFix Emergency Trail Boot which he had in his saddle bags. We slid the boot onto the horse and rode off. The boot offered enough protection that my husband was able to ride him over rocks and through creeks rather than lead him back to camp. That was a tried and true test in all of our eyes, we immediately placed a large order for several boots.
Thanks for your design!" |
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Debra Brooks, Paints and Quarter Horses |
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I wanted you to know that I will pass on how much I love your HOOFix Emergency boots and HOOFix Abscess Treatment Kit. I live in northern Michigan. We can have footing conditions change from frozen mud to deep snow to ice all in a week. This is the 3rd winter for abscesses in the same horse. He has the complication of having heaves. The barn where we board is heated indoors; nice for people, bad for a horse with heaves. Your product gave me an option, instead of keeping him indoors and compromising his breathing, I was able to keep him outdoors with the epsom salt solution secure on his foot... and the added protection the boot offered his foot. In fact, I put another boot on his good front foot just to help keep it that way. I can't believe how well they are holding up. Another caveat was that I had a 3 day stretch at work and it was impossible for me to get to the barn. My 16 year old daughter was able to add the water via syringe to his boot and give him his bute without my help. After 10 days of misery, he now looks much better, but I'm keeping those boots on him until the winter grip breaks. Thank you so much for developing such a helpful product! |
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Rochelle Clark |
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"I ordered a pair of the HOOFix Emergency Trail Boots last week. I love them. They are absolutely wonderful! My horse has had sore front feet ever since an overzealous trimming job by an overzealous farrier in June. As soon as I put Vern's boots on and turned him out, he gave a happy buck and cantered away. THAT hasn't happened in months. Thanks for a wonderful product!" |
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Joanna Hughes |
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"My sweet horse came to me about 19 months ago, and about two and half weeks and two very small rides in the riding ring with him, I made a very uneducated guess that something was wrong with his hoof on the left front. He is my first horse, and though my mother had horses, I was not really involved in the training and care (other than cleaning stalls and grooming) of them. I was lucky enough to just get to ride. Anyway, it turned out that he had a very advanced case of white line disease and his coffin bone was slightly shifted forward, probably from a founder at some point at the farm he was on which went unnoticed and/or unattended. Anyway, he spent the next 8 weeks of cold weather in his stall and became a very unhappy and difficult horse while I showed up twice a day to clean his stall and pack and rewrap his foot. We had to dremmel away portions of his hoof over many months, turn his shoes around backwards, blah blah......he kicked and bucked and was a scary boy but still got his feet soaked, medicated and wrapped twice a day. Anyway, at some point in this process, the farrier determined that his hoof was supported enough to go out in a small riding ring to get a little running out of his system when the ground was not wet and weather not threatening. My vet had used one of your HOOFix
Boots for overnight in his stall to keep his bandages clean, so I called your company to get some more on my own, and the very helpful and nice woman I spoke with told me about the heavier black ones...the HOOFix Emergency Boot after I told her what I was using them for, so I had her federal express two of them to me. From that point forward, he was able to be turned out in his riding ring with his boot on his bad hoof for sometimes long periods of time. It stayed on, protected his bandages and his hoof, and he became quite used to it being there. Sometimes they would come off in the early days because he needed to run so badly. We were able to get his bone shifted back, but I still use them because now we are dealing with trying to get his sole to grow and they enable him to be comfortable walking on a thin sole. I also used them when he had an abscess on the same hoof. This poor horse has been through so much with this hoof and we are still not where we need to be, but I have been able to do ground work with him and he has been able to be outside grazing and walking when he wouldn't have without your little boots. (Oh, I should say that I have Easy Boots in every flavour, but they come up too high on his coronary band when his hooves are trimmed, so we can't use them all the time either. So,.....I have bought quite a few of yours.) Eventually, he wears a hole in the bottom, and I replace them. I wouldn't be without them anymore. I am so grateful to you for these boots. They have made my horse a happy, sane horse when he would otherwise have continued to be a very unhappy and frightening horse." |
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Susan Bell, Nashville, TN |
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"As long as I have been trail riding, there have been horses on the trail that have lost a shoe…the worse thing is, there has not been a solution before now.
I found this trail boot, a “carry on” boot that is very well made, is easy to take along on a trail ride, lightweight and compact yet strong enough to last on a rugged trail ride.
If your horse loses a shoe, this is an easy fix and will be the perfect solution to get you back home or to the trailer without any further injury to his foot.
I rode through water, mud and rough terrain for many hours and it never moved. It protected her hoof and never rubbed or caused any soreness. I took it off and put it back on to see how easy it was and the first time I did, it took less than 5 minutes to get it off , put it on and get back on to ride. Simple and easy, the way I like it! It’s always good to be prepared for any emergency and this is one way to prevent a bad situation from becoming worse." |
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Lorraine, Horsenews.com |
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"Thanks & Thanks (-: Thought I’d give you a little feedback – one of my horses suffers, on occasion, from hoof abscess. It was always a real problem to keep him turned out whilst protecting the hoof as nothing stayed on. Have used your HOOFix boot last time he suffered (I know it is for stable use really). He got turned out with the boot for 6 weeks, stayed on beautifully and only started to tear at the end! Absolutely fantastic!" |
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Katja, Horse and Harmony, UK |
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"My horse grinds away a traditional duct tape wrap in a couple hours. Now I do a traditional wrap and cover it with the HOOFix Treatment boot for added protection from wear. The wrap will stay in place for 2-3 days including light turn out in a hospital paddock. My first boot has lasted 2 years, treating 2 horses through 4 episodes of abscess. I just ordered the tougher HOOFix Emergency boot as its replacement." |
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Kristine Fisher, Millhaven Farm, Derwood, Maryland |
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"I recently was away from my farm to attend a symposium in Kentucky. I received a call from my husband that one of my dressage horses was suddenly lame upfront. My husband is a support to me with caring for the horses but rarely gets involved with the hands-on medical care. Because I had the HOOFix Abscess Kit on hand for such emergencies, he just went to the cabinet and pulled out the box. Everything he needed was there for him to use. No guessing or searching around the barn as to where all my supplies were. When we spoke on the phone, I could tell he felt confident that he had what was needed to treat the abscess. My sense of relief was evident too. The instructions were clear, the supplies were top quality, the boot fit very well and the horse received the care he needed. This is definitely an item that needs to be on hand at everyone's farm to be used by the most experienced horseman as well as the novice. Makes life a lot easier for all involved." |
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D Rotko, Westview Farm |
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"Whenever one of my horses would have an abscess, I’d have to go out and buy Epsom salts, wraps, some kind of boot and then hope all this would stay on. It usually wouldn’t. HOOFix Abscess Kit has everything I need to treat the abscess. I especially like their pre-packaged pacs of Epsom salts and the easy to use boot that really stays on. The convenience of having everything I need to soak, wrap and protect the foot in the HOOFix Abscess Kit is a real time saver. I really like the product and will always keep one in my tack room." |
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Susan Sacks -coach & side saddle expert, Windy Ridge Farm |
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