MKS Equine

08/09/2025

Full set of boots for a lovely TB.

There’s a few TB rules of thumb:

✅ Most of the time they will take a WIDE boot on the clubby foot, and a regular boot on the lower foot.
The WIDE boot is more upright, and has a round sole shape.

✅ If the low foot is bigger than a 120 boot, it’s usually better as a custom boot with a smaller TPU gaiter.

✅ If the hind feet are bigger than size 120, they will be better as a custom boot with smaller TPU gaiter.
In the pics it sits nice and snug against the heelbulbs without big gaps- perfect fit.

There’s the occasional exception like this guy who is in regular boots of the same size in front.

Hind boots are custom with a smaller TPU gaiter.

I didn’t bring enough blue straps so he’s still sporting a pink fitting strap in the pictures, but we didn’t leave him like that 🙂‍↔️

06/09/2025

We’ve had lots of entries, but we want more! If you can spare a few minutes to help with this survey we’d be so grateful!

💬 We want to hear from you! Whether your horse is shod, barefoot, or you’re somewhere in between, your experiences matter.

Take our quick survey and help us understand the real struggles, worries, and wins horse owners face when it comes to hooves. Your answers will shape the courses and resources we create at Hoof School 💡

✨ As a thank-you, every participant will get a coupon for 50% off our Track Systems online course, and you will also be entered into our prize draw! Depending on where you live, you could win:
🇦🇺 a beautiful bridle (Australia)
🇬🇧 a saddle pad cleaning kit (UK)
🌍 2 months free access to our Tier 1 course (everywhere else)

👉 Click the link to share your thoughts - and good luck in the prize draw!

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04/09/2025

Spare a few minutes and go into the draw!!

💬 We want to hear from you! Whether your horse is shod, barefoot, or you’re somewhere in between, your experiences matter.

Take our quick survey and help us understand the real struggles, worries, and wins horse owners face when it comes to hooves. Your answers will shape the courses and resources we create at Hoof School 💡

✨ As a thank-you, every participant will get a coupon for 50% off our Track Systems online course, and you will also be entered into our prize draw! Depending on where you live, you could win:
🇦🇺 a beautiful bridle (Australia)
🇬🇧 a saddle pad cleaning kit (UK)
🌍 2 months free access to our Tier 1 course (everywhere else)

👉 Click the link to share your thoughts - and good luck in the prize draw!

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01/09/2025

Trimming flat and not applying a roll of some form to the hoof wall leads to flares, uneven wear and a funky shaped foot, plus thin soles. I see this all the time. The hoof will not stay together, even if the trim cycle is relatively short (who else trims 4 weekly? I don't know of many people who do). Using a bevel from the bottom and from the top gives a much more lasting trim (4 weeks). Try it, it will make a massive difference to the health of the feet!

27/08/2025

Another colour nearly gone- lime straps.

Only a few pairs left in all sizes now..if you need them, get them before they’re gone!

25/08/2025

This is rife out there atm!

It’s also means you’ve already had a problem for a while- it didn’t just start yesterday..

24/08/2025

It’s feeling a lot less wintery with “evening rides” a possibility again.

We’ve had a bunch of ripper sunny days- I hope all the horses are ‘locked up’ on their tracks because it’s already been laminitis weather for about a month!

Did you know that trimming their feet weekly will mitigate the damage by SO much?? It’s a great time to start learning now because the feet are still soft.

And Hoof School is the place to go to learn how to do just that.

There is only one Hoof School in the world- and it’s us!! No one teaches you how to learn to trim like we do, you’ll see when you join us. ❤️

17/08/2025

If you are thinking of ordering boots that need M black gaiters, act now!

We have been unable to order more stock and there are only 4 pairs left.

They WILL go out of stock for some time 😬

M gaiters go on boots sized 115-130

12/08/2025

After school we do the “photo face” so no pictures with the ears forward accidentally circulate..

Does your horse do this too??

04/08/2025

Another colourway is gone!

Pink straps no longer available in L or XS. One pair left in XL.

We still have some stock in S- for boots 85-110

And M- for boots 115-120

XL- for boots 145-150

03/08/2025

Occasionally we do “do something”!

Truthfully I ride very little but we’re still making good progress. We get Dr Melanie Quick - The Problem Horse over for lessons and I’ve committed to sticking with ONE THING. This hasn’t always been the case; I see shiny things and abandon current activities until the next shiny thing appears 🤷‍♀️ don’t do it, you’ll get exactly no where 😂

(If you wanna come for lessons here too, you can!)

Anyhow, we’re in a ‘Steering stage’ atm and I think we’ll be there for a while, just adding a little bit of trot right now and hopping off much sooner rather than later. I’m only on for maybe 15 minutes on a good ride.

Cedric was a very good boy today, even though we had a deer in the bush, a Kooka in the other bush, and a rustly rabbit in the third bush, all perfect opportunities for a big SPOOK 😱 but he didn’t, he just stopped to have a look which is part of what he’s been learning. 😮‍💨 Stand still when you get scared.
Great progress even though we do hardly anything!