Summer is here and it's time to hit the trail and get outdoors. EasyCare has a full line of hoofboots that you can choose from to ensure that your horse has the protection he or she needs.

We also have a full line of accessories for riding and traveling -- such as E-Z Ride Stirrups, Stowaway saddle packs and gear, sheepskin seat covers, hay and bale bags and more!

In this issue:

Monthly Forward to a Friend Contest
Easyboot Epics and Comfort Pads
Tips for using Easyboot Bares
EasyCare $10,000 Hoof Boot Contest
EasySoaker Product Review
Is Barefoot Better?

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Monthly Forward to a Friend Contest

Refer 5 friends and be eligible to win FOUR EasyCare hoofboots!

The winner of our June contest is Daunna Sellers of Verona, KY. Daunna chose a pair of Epics and a pair of Bares. Congratulations Daunna!

Here is your chance to enter to win a set of four EasyCare hoof boots of your choice! All you need to do is click on the Forward Email link at the bottom of this newsletter and refer 5 friends to sign up. Click on the "Forward" link at the bottom of this newsletter!

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Easyboot Epics and Comfort Pads

Endurance Rider Sue Benson and her horse Rocky

We just completed a two-day 100 mile ride where we rode on some hard, rocky roads each day. Rocky was quite comfortable with the pads even on the rocky, hard stuff. It sure showed me there is a huge difference in concussion reduction using the pads with the boots.

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Tips for using Easyboot Bares

Read how to make the Bares less of a 'bear'!

Here are some useful tips on getting your Bares properly fitted.

If you still need help please feel free to contact us, check our website for instructions and videos, or review our blogs!

Ride in the boots one or more times before tightening the bungee
Tighten one side of the bungee and make sure you can still put the boot on - it may help to ride in the boot again before tightening the 2nd side
See this post for another way to tighten the bungee if you are having difficulty
Try riding in the boots on your horses hind feet or another horse that has smaller feet for the first ride or two
If the boot is too difficult to put on brand new, you can let out the adjustment by one setting on each side of the bungee
Train your gaiters
Read the instructions (but only if all else fails!) :^)

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EasyCare $10,000 Hoof Boot Contest

Open to US and Australian Endurance Riders

Our 2006 Contest is well underway with riders accumulating more than 3,000 miles so far! If you have a friend who might be interested in entering the contest, please tell them about it!

Forms can be downloaded from the following links:

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EasySoaker Product Review

by Lorraine Price at nchorsenews.com

After just having gone through an abscess with one of my horses, I was looking for a way to keep her foot soaked and pliable so it could come out easier and quicker. I tried soaking 3-4 times a day and tried many other soak boots.

The best one was the Easy Soaker for various reasons....

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Is Barefoot Better?

A growing contingent of hoof-care experts says yes.

Here's what the natural-foot movement could mean for your horse. The barefoot option. You've heard of it, but you know it's not for your horse, because (pick one or more):

it's a fad.
he has bad feet.
you ride on rugged ground
you show.

You agree that going barefoot is healthy for a hoof, and that pulling a horse's shoes at least once a year to reestablish natural hoof growth is a good thing. But eventually those shoes must go back on, right? Permanent barefootedness is appropriate only for certain horses who already have tough, resilient hooves...

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