Recent content by EquiLight

Here is a follow-up video of Cleo's transition, where just after her 2nd Cytek visit (12 weeks of shoes in front and then a barefoot trim) where she is now cantering around freely, out on the rich autumn grass with no more lameness. She is still short behind but this has been a long-standing...

All of my 6 horses are barefoot, and have improved thanks to the Cytek Facet Trim, which removed excess weight from the hoof wall through precision angling, restoring a thicker sole and functioning frog. Even after 10 weeks none of my horses are showing any cracks, flares, or stress on the hoof...

New article in Horse & Hound states that 'Lameness is the most common reason for euthanasia'. '24% were euthanased due to lameness, while an additional 12% were put down through laminitis'. A total of 36% of euthanised horses due to lameness suggests to me we have a long way to go in supporting...

Dietary laminitis is caused by toxicity of the body primarily because of incorrect compression of the hoof which restricts blood circulation around the hoof structure, allowing toxins to accumulate and cause inflammation. Dietary laminitis can indeed be alleviated by Cytek shoes (or another type...

Here is a new video documenting one of my horse's journey from lameness to soundness thanks to Cytek. She arrived after a long lorry journey (nobody wanted her any longer after she had been lame for several months with laminitis), is videoed hopping lame, and sound just minutes later after...

Great links Prophesy :) I was fortunate to meet the veterinarian (who is also a Cytek master farrier) who personally saw this transition shown in the first video, about the horse Millennium. I have also met 2 other long term farriers that now only shoe with Cytek because they have seen the...

All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. I am, sadly, not surprised by the amount of harsh judgement and criticism on this thread from people that have not even had personal experience of...

I think we all need to do lots of research on the subject to truly understand what is best for our horses, after all, how many of us have seen a 100% wild equine's hoof? I have been fortunate to attend 2 lower leg dissections of 3 horse limbs, and I document the findings of traditional barefoot...