In this issue:

EasyCare 2007 Summer Video Contest
Calendar Photos Wanted!
The Barefoot Endurance Horse - Part 2
Horse Quotation
Ride and Tie World Championship
EasyCare's Mission, Vision, and Values
Gaited Horses and EasyCare Hoof Boots
Boa Boots on the Cover of Equestrian Retailer
Helpful EasyCare Hoof Boot Tips

It's July already! What a busy summer we are having at EasyCare. This month we are going to be off to the most famous endurance ride of all - the Tevis Cup, where riders will ride 100 miles in one day! EasyCare will be helping with the webcast of the event. To celebrate we are going to have weekly website specials. Be sure to check the front page of our website weekly to see what the specials are!

If you haven't already heard about the EasyCare 2007 Summer Video Contest, click here to learn more. Now is your chance to make a video and become famous...errr, well maybe not famous. But you could win some great prizes, and have a lot of fun at the same time.

Starting in June, we expanded our EasyCare Hoof Boot Upgrade Program to include EasyCare boots. This is for a limited time only, so don't miss out on this special opportunity to try a different model of hoof boot. You can still trade in competitors boots too. All EasyCare boots that are returned (please return them to us CLEAN) will be donated to horse rescue and rehabilitation organizations.

EasyCare 2007 Summer Video Contest

Submit a video to YouTube for your chance to win

Make a video that depicts or illustrates how to use EasyCare Hoof Boots, or showing EasyCare Hoof Boots in action. The video can show a rider on a horse using boots or it can show tips or advice on using EasyCare Hoof Boots. It can also be a video testimonial telling about using EasyCare Hoof Boots.

Prizes - Oh yes we've definitely got lots of great prizes that you can win! Click the link below to read the contest rules and see a list of the prizes.

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Calendar Photos Wanted!

Submit your good quality photos for a chance to be in the 2008 EasyCare Calendar

We're looking for a few good photos for the 2008 EasyCare Calendar. If you have something that you'd like us to consider, please submit it to us through our website at this link, or by email.

The Barefoot Endurance Horse - Part 2

by Steven Roberts

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In the previous article in Volume 1, we explored the reasons why you would choose to train and compete your endurance horse without traditional metal shoes nailed to its feet. Briefly, these reasons revolve around the fact that such shoes stop the hoof mechanism functioning, because the whole foot cannot expand and contract as it was designed to do. As a result, many of the common lamenesses are in fact caused, or contributed to significantly, by shoeing...

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Helpful EasyCare Hoof Boot Tips

submitted by Heidi Meyer of Bridgewater, NH

Just had to send in a quick note. Knee high ladies nylons (the heavy duty kind) in a queen size will slide easily over whole hoof and when pulled up to fetlock then folded down, puts a nice breathable barrier between skin/heel bulbs, and coronet while booted. No more chafing from sand/debris and it will dry quickly if wet. Hope it helps :)

Thanks,

Heidi Meyer
Bare Hoof Care Specialist
Heavenly Hooves

Do you have a useful tip that you'd be willing to share? If so, we'd love to hear from you. Click here to email us.

Ride and Tie World Championship

Eureka, California

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Lisa Ford, Gabrielle Wagner and Echo completed the 37th Annual World Championship Ride and Tie on June 16th. Five other horses used EasyCare hoof boots during the event.

If you can run and ride come out and compete in the exhilarating sport of Ride & Tie.

Gaited Horses and EasyCare Hoof Boots

submitted by Peggy Ambrosch

163[1].jpg I absolutely love my Easyboot Bares! I have gaited horses, and it is the only boot I have tried that does not interfere with their gaits.

They have stayed on through mud, snow and water, and I highly recommend them for gaited horses. My farrier suggested these boots, and Im so glad I listened!

Thank you!

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EasyCare's Mission, Vision, and Values

Click here to read EasyCare's Mission Statement.

Boa Boots on the Cover of Equestrian Retailer

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Horse Quotation

The Horse: Friendship without envy, Beauty without vanity, Nobility without conceit, A willing partner, yet no slave.

Remember to use our Dealer Search page if you need to find an EasyCare dealer near you.

Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter! Please let us know if you have any ideas or suggestions on how to make it better.

If you have any questions about our products feel free to call our friendly staff at 1-800-447-8836, e-mail: questions@easycareinc.com or visit our website at www.easycareinc. com

See you on the trail!

EASYCARE, INC. NEWSLETTER, July 2007