Only a week left in this blog contest to win an Easyboot bag. These are useful for a lot of things! This is the only way to get one of these right now too! I used one at Cuyama to hold trail marking ribbons in when we went out to mark trail.
Here's your chance to win one of these Easyboot bags. These are great! They clip and tie on to your saddle and can be used to store an extra Easyboot, Epic, or Bare boot -- or you can use it to stash some snacks, lunch, or anything else you'd like to carry on a ride. They cinch closed so can be opened and closed easily while on the saddle. They'll fit almost anywhere too - the front of your saddle or back.
To enter all you need to do is send an email to us and tell us which EasyCare hoof boot model is on the horse in our current national advertising. It should be easy to find the ads as they are in the following magazines: Trail Rider, Trail Blazer, Horse and Rider, Horse Illustrated,
Equus, Western Horseman, The Perfect Horse, Holistic Horse and Endurance News.
Limit of one entry per email address and per household. We will give away by drawing 15 bags among all correct entries received between now and April 15th. Winners to be announced on May 1st.
To learn more, click here or go to hoofbootupgrades.com
Click here to learn more about the 2008 EasyCare Trivia Contest. It's really simple - you just have to correctly answer a few questions (answers are found on the website), and you'll be entered for a chance to win one of ten pairs of the new Easyboot Edge boots when they are released. If you win you will be among the first to get your hands on these new boots!
The contest runs through March 31, and winners will be announced in the May 1st EasyCare customer newsletter.
To learn the latest on the Edge boots, check out Garrett's blog. Click on the category "Easyboot Edge".
If you are going to be attending the AERC convention and tradeshow in Reno February 29-March 1, 2008 please stop by the EasyCare booth and visit with us! Chief and I will be there and will be able to answer your questions and show you all of our tricks and tips on using EasyCare boots.
If you let us know now what parts you need, we will be happy to repair your Easyboot, Epic, Bare, Grip or Custom boot (2005 and newer models, so no riveted/older boots). All we ask is that you make a donation to the AERC trails fund. Keeping our trails open is very important and we need to do everything we can to help make a difference.
Starting on January 1, 2008 - EasyCare is going to have a new Trivia Contest! There will be several winners who will receive a pair of the new Easyboot Edge hoof boots! The best way to find out about the contest and how to enter is to subscribe to the EasyCare Newsletter, or visit the EasyCare 2008 Trivia page. Good luck to those that enter!
During the month of December, EasyCare is offering a website special of two for one on Easyboot parts. Limit of two free items of equal value (one identical item free for each item purchased). Website orders only.
Parts included in this special are for the Easyboot ONLY and the standard buckles, cables and heelstraps are included. Gaiters and comfort straps are not included.
Parts list by item number that are included:
SB-CABLE/05, SB-CABLE, SB-CONLY/05, SB-0CONLY, SB-STRAP, SB-STRAP/05, SB-CLEATCOV, SB-BUCKLEPIN, SB-SCREWSET
Click here to go the Easyboot accessories page. Now is a good time to buy parts if you need them. They are in stock, and the buckles and cables are improved over previous versions. Plus, you'll beat the Jan '08 price increases.
Now is a great time to order your perfect (or nearly perfect) horse, or friends favorite equine friend a holiday surprise! There are lots of great ideas out there for gifts for equestrians and their best buddies.
Most horse owners I know would appreciate a gift of a pair or set of 4 hoof boots from EasyCare. Whether barefoot or shod, hoof boots provide excellent hoof protection to keep a horse comfortable and happy on their feet (err...hooves).
Check out the EasyCare line of hoof boots - there are currently several models to choose from:
Don't forget accessories that can be included such as EasyCare Comfort Pads, EZ Ride Stirrups, Sheepskin Seatcovers, Saddle Packs, Gear, Videos, and Natural Hoofcare items. You can purchase these items directly from EasyCare or click here to find a dealer near you. Online dealers are also listed, so be sure to check that as an option if you are unable to find any dealers in your immediate area.
The winner of the contest to name the new boot -- Pete Ramey! Pete was the only person to suggest the name Easyboot Edge.
It took a lot of time to narrow the names down. We had nearly 1600 names submitted, in which over 1200 were unique (not duplicated). We narrowed them down, then voted, narrowed down and voted some more. Discussed which ones we liked or didn't like, and why. Then FINALLY late this afternoon we came up with the name of the new boot. Easyboot Edge!!!
We will be doing more testing of the new boot and only when we are satisfied that it passes all of our tests will it be released to the public. I am already confident that this boot will be better than any other boot on the market. It's going to be a really nice boot!
Applications are still being accepted for Team Easyboot, for those that are interested in helping out with the testing process.
I recently posted the press release that EasyCare put out about the 2008 Hoof Boot Contest. Riders can win a total of $10,000 (top ten placings) by accumulating mileage using EasyCare hoof boots in AERC and AERA endurance rides. We changed a couple of the rules for 2008. Check out Garrett's blog for information on how to win a pair of Easyboots by submitting an entry telling what two rules have been changed.
Tara drew names earlier today, and the winner is - Laney Humphrey (pictured)! Congratulations Laney!! She sent in the three correct answers to the trivia contest that I ran last week here in my blog. Here are the correct answers:
How would you like to win a pair of Easyboots?
I'm going to run this blog contest through the end of the month. To enter, simply send an email with the answers to the three questions below. Answers can easily be found on the EasyCare website.
We will draw names out of a boot (of course!) from all entries that have been submitted with the correct answers on Monday, October 1.
Limit of one entry per email address. If you win and would prefer a different model EasyCare hoof boot, you can apply the value of the Easyboots as a credit towards the boots you do want. Shipping not included.
Questions:
1) What is the name of EasyCare's German Distributor?
2) How much $$ did EasyCare recently award in the form of Scholarships to students in the Equine Sciences Academy?
3) What is the name of the currently featured education article, by Dr. Teskey?
Photo: Kerri Redente riding in Easyboots on the Keyhole Trail near Bryce Canyon, Utah.
I'm thinking of setting up a way to qualify riders to ride on "Team Easyboot" for one of the next upcoming point to point endurance rides. I'm just starting to plan it out now, for 2008 and 2009. If you have any ideas, suggestions, or recommendations of riders who are using our products successfully and would be interested in this let me know.
Suggestions: we could do one team, or more than one team. It could be based on riders in certain regions, or with certain breeds of horses, shod, or unshod. Riders making the team would be eligible to receive benefits of being on Team Easyboot such as having their ride entries or other expenses covered.
With the most recent results 74 riders in the Easyboot Contest have ridden over 16,000 miles! It's great to see so many doing so well with this. We had a few riders at the Virgin Rim ride who are in the contest and they all did really well. Three of us did both days of the ride. I rode two different horses and Rick Leonard and Claire Toomey both rode the same horse both days using Epics or Bare hoof boots. Their horses both looked great at the finish of a tough 100 miles!
Here are some photos of Chief's boots that I used on him yesterday. These boots had all been used before. I like to use boots that have been broken in prior to any actual competition. What is great is that you can see in these photos the dome shaped Comfort Pads are in all four of the boots. I had used them also in advance several times so that they would squish down a bit as they will cause Chief's boots to turn if they are brand new and I start an endurance ride with them. I had these broken in just right because Chief's boots did not turn at all during the ride and I am very pleased with how good they look after doing all that downhill and going over hard rocky footing yesterday. Chief's legs are tight and cool today and he looks fantastic. We'll be driving home tomorrow so he and Tigger are both getting to rest today. The Bares in the photos have done several endurance rides. The Epics have too, actually I think only one boot was fairly new and the others have all done at least 250 to 500 miles. You can tell that Chief is easy on his equipment, which means he is also fairly easy on himself which is why he does so well doing all of these miles. He is fast approaching the 7000 mile mark. My remaining goal for this ride season is to try and achieve that milestone with him. Fingers and hooves crossed!
We are going to announce the winners soon of the 2007 EasyCare Summer Video Contest. There will be ten winners. Which videos do you like best? You can view all of the submissions here.
There is still time to submit a video entry for the EasyCare Summer Video Contest. It ends on August 31st. Lots of great prizes are going to be given out to ten lucky winners. Visit the EasyCare Video Blog to view the submissions so far.
Here is a video that was recently submitted for the EasyCare 2007 Summer Video Contest. It's not too late to enter, you have until the end of August. You can view most of the submitted entries so far here on our video blog. Ten winners will receive a lot of great prizes, you could be one of them!
On the first day of accepting names for one of our new hoof boots that are in development we received 755 name submissions! The person with the closest guess at 672 is Skyla Stewart. To date we are well over a 1000 name submissions. For more information on submitting an idea for a name for the new boot, click here. The first person to submit the name that we choose will win a year supply of the new boot for their horse!
Click here to go to the previous post where you can still submit a guess in the comment section for your chance to win a pair of Easyboots. It's really easy to win - just guess how many name suggestions you think EasyCare received on August 1st. I'll give it a few more days and then announce the winner. We've been having a terrific response to this new contest and have received some really great name suggestions. We'll keep accepting name suggestions through September 15th.
We've been working on some new hoof boot designs. Read the press release below to learn more about how you can win a year supply of hoof boots for your horse! 
I thought I'd have even more fun with this contest. Since the monthly EasyCare newsletter goes out on the 1st, we'll probably get quite a few name submissions. I'd like to give away a pair of Easyboots to one of my blog readers who guesses how many name suggestions we receive tomorrow. If you'd like to guess, post in the comment section below this post what your guess is. After we tally them up and then look back in my blog to see who was the closest after a week, I'll announce the winner. Good luck!
I can't wait to see all of the name suggestions that we are going to get!
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During the month of August, EasyCare will be offering a two for one
special on Easyboot parts. Limit of four free items of equal or lesser value per customer (one free for each item purchased). Website orders only. Simply place your order online (Aug 1-31st) for each part you need and your order total will be adjusted so that you will be charged the correct amount.
Parts included
are for the Easyboot and include standard buckles, cables, and
heelstraps.
Parts included are: SB-CABLE/05, SB-CABLE, SB-CONLY/05,
SB-CONLY, SB-STRAP, SB-STRAP/05, SB-CLEATCOV, SB-BUCKLEPIN and
SB-SCREWSET
This is a great deal if you have an Easyboot, or even an Epic that needs a new part. The cast buckles are now made out of an even stronger metal so are not likely to break. Check out this video.
Dave Rabe submitted this video for the EasyCare Video Contest. He took a boot that had done a 155 mile endurance ride and beat the buckle with a hammer, trying to break the buckle. If you'd like to submit a video for the contest (you could win some cool prizes) click here, there is more than a month left! Here is the result of Dave's battle with the boot buckle....
This is a really great deal. If you like Comfort Pads, that is. ;)
We'll draw ten winners on Monday the 1st of July out of everybody who has submitted a useful tip of some sort for using our any of our EasyCare hoof boots - you can email the tip to us or post a comment in the blog. Each winner will receive a pair of EasyCare gloves. These are really great gloves, and a super value at only $5.95 a pair. I've been using them for a few months now and they are fantastic not only for using while booting but also for rasping a hoof, or doing any other kind of barn chores.
Starting in June, EasyCare expanded it's "EasyCare Competitive Hoof Boot Upgrade Program" to include EasyCare boots. The plan is to donate the boots to horse rescue and rehabilitation organizations. Turns out that we've gotten a lot more requests for donations than we have had boots turned in!
If you or somebody you know have an EasyCare hoof boot you can trade it in (up to 2 boots) for another model of an EasyCare boot for 1/2 of the cost of the new boots. It's a pretty good deal if for example you have an old Easyboot and would like to try out an Easyboot Bare. 
Here is the press release, and this is the link to the webpage with more details on the EasyCare Hoof Boot Upgrade Program. We'll do our best to fulfill all of the donation requests as best we can. If you'd like to request a donation, please use the form on this page.
Congratulations to everybody in the EasyCare Hoof Boot Contest - so far they have ridden 10,792 miles this year! Riders using boots on their barefoot horses completed 2,000 miles at the Fort Schellbourne XP! We are working on getting the website updated with the most recent results, so check back on Tuesday to see the updates.
The first photo shows Terri Tinkham on Oliver, who is a gaited horse and they did all 5 days using Easyboots at Schellbourne. The other photo is my horse Chief, after finishing the 3rd day where we rode in snow and mud all day. The boots stayed on both of my horses for all 5 days of the ride! I took the boots off of both horses yesterday and their feet look fantastic.
Here are the current top ten riders, with a tie for 10th: Rabe Dave, Martin Sarah, Tinkham Terri, Horn Lauren, Herman Natalie,
Briscoe Cheri, Benson Sue, Frerking Laura, Schneider Paulette, Bradley
Cindy, Yellow Hair Eva
I didn't see any other brands of hoof boots at this ride - probably just as well, as I doubt that any other's would have stayed on as well in these conditions. On any given day we had 15% or more of the riders starting the ride using boots on unshod horses, plus quite a few more riders using Easyboots over shoes (the old standby for multidays to help reduce concussion on our horses). The best, most reliable, most used, and most durable hoof boot continues to be the Easyboot! :)
Here is a great chance to express your creativity and have some fun. Plus you'll have a chance to win something! Click here to learn more about the EasyCare / YouTube video contest! We'll post the videos entered in the contest on the EasyCare Video Blog.
A lot of updates have been made to the EasyCare website today. I got the press release sent out, and this page set up on the EasyCare Summer 2007 Hoof Boot Video Contest. I can't wait to see some of the videos! I love the graphics Jessica drew for this - right down to the Easyboot on the horses hoof!
Starting June 1st we're going to start a new contest. Complete details will be sent out in the June 1st newsletter. You can subscribe by clicking here.
The contest will involve videos, and youtube.com. Here is a video made by Bernie Harberts and his mule Polly called "Haulin Oats". It's not made for this contest, but shows a good example of EasyCare boots in use. Stay tuned to this blog or the newsletter for more information on how you can make a video and win some really great prizes!
Here are photos of Bernie and his horses or mules using Easyboots. The first photo is from his website and shows his horse on the Pacific Crest Trail.
I can't wait to see how creative you all are!
The winner of a free EasyCare hoof boot of their choice for submitting the three most viewed EasyCare YouTube videos is Deb Broich from Eagle, Idaho. Congratuations Deb!
The contest asked for the top three videos. Here are the top five:
Old Mac's Fitting, 1487 views
Clinton Anderson, 1394 views
Easyboot Bare Fitting, 1169 views
Easyboot Epic Fitting, 1169 views
Easyboot Fitting, 1089 views
If you or somebody you know have had success using Easyboots or some other EasyCare product and have a few minutes to spare, let us know and include a photo. We'll send you a free Get A Grip T-shirt! Limited to the first 25 responses, and they need to include a valid email address and a photo. Submissions can be sent through the EasyCare website at this link. 
In addition to getting a T-shirt, each month we vote on the testimonials and stories that come in. The one with the most votes receives a free pair of Easyboot Epics! So sharpen up those writing skills and charge up your camera battery! Time's a wastin...!!
