Trimming Services Available by Appointment
Natural hoof care is modeled after the wild horses and their ability to keep their hooves healthy and strong while moving across their terrain foraging for food. To better mimic this process, it’s recommended to keep a 4-6 week trim schedule.
As a horse owner, if you are considering moving your horse barefoot, it is important to take in to consideration nutrition and environment as well as your ability to be patient with the transition.
Natural hoof care trimming is different than a traditional trim in that the trimmer does not mess with the sole and only minimally on the frog. A “mustang” roll is put on to reduce outer hoof wall loading and allow for a smoother gait.
Boots Available for In-Person Fitting by Appointment
Easycare hoof boots & Shoes
To provide the ultimate comfort and reliable performance in hoof protection, we strive to continually develop products that use the best materials we can find, leverage the latest technology and meet the highest level of manufacturing standards.
When you put an EasyCare boot or shoe on your horse, you can trust that the design has been thoroughly field-tested on difficult terrain, during challenging weather conditions, and at worldwide endurance events and flat track racing.
Scoot boots, Adjust (Enduros) & TheraRide
Scoot Boots are designed by a farrier for the barefoot horse or mule to allow free and natural movement across all terrain. Our boots are perfect for all riding disciplines and a dependable rehab and transition boot.
Therapy Modalities Available
BEMER
The BEMER Horse-Set promotes healing and recovery, and supports regeneration. It enhances suppleness – a prerequisite for motivation and willingness to learn – so your horse can exercise more effectively. The BEMER Horse-Set also helps your horse relax more easily both before and after exertion. The BEMER Horse-Set PEMF signal creates a biophysical stimulation in the small-caliber precapillary arterioles, increasing blood flow. It has been proven to have a positive impact on your horse’s body.
Red Light Therapy
Red light therapy is a procedure using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to treat medical and cosmetic conditions. It sends low-intensity red and near-infrared light deep into the body’s cells to stimulate healing. It is noninvasive, painless, and does not use heat.
Red light therapy uses low-power red light to activate mitochondria, which are the cell’s energy generators. RLT uses light in the red or near-infrared region because this wavelength range best penetrates through tissue.
Payments & Policies
Payments Accepted
~Payment accepted via cash, check or credit/debit card.
~Please inquire ahead of your appt for other forms of electronic payment accepted.
~Payment is due at the time of service.
~Established clients may be billed.
Policies
~24 hr appointment cancellation required.
~A no-show fee will be charged otherwise.
Disclaimer Brief
Disclaimer Brief
~Not responsible for the misbehaviors of your horse.
~An additional fee may be charged for correcting bad behavior or injury.
Full Safety Disclaimer for Services Offered
Trimming and handling equines of any size can be a dangerous business for the trimmer/farrier.
Please make sure your horse/donkey/mule is trained to stand quietly while having its feet worked on.
As an owner or handler, you are responsible for the safety of the trimmer and the safety and training of your animal.
Katy (the Store) may ask you to correct your horse’s misbehavior and may refuse service if your horse is unmanageable.
If you need help in training your horse to stand, or it needs training during the trimming session, Katy (the Store) reserves the right to charge an additional fee and/or may recomend a calming agent either over the counter or via your veterinarian.
Katy Banks and Katy's Mobile Feed Store & Equine Services, LLC make no claims as to the curative or restorative aspects of natural hoof trims.
Natural trims are not appropriate for some horses and activities.
In some cases, horses may require shoes for health reasons.
Some activities are regulated and require horses to wear shoes.
If you are in doubt about whether to transition your horse, contact Katy (the Store) for an evaluation of your horse’s feet, or consult your veterinarian.
About Katy & the Store
As a former farrier, I converted to natural hoof care in 2005 and haven’t looked back. I am self studied in the practice of natural hoof care and am grateful for my farrier training. I am constantly learning and absorbing information for both horse and owner. My practice includes newborn foals to performance horses to trail and pleasure horses and to the elderly that need some assistance in getting their feet done.
Over time, I started branching out into Equine & Livestock supplements to support the animals I was working on. In recent years that has spread to include quality feeds and external hoof support as well as the therapy modalities; all to support the wellbeing of the horses I work on.