Easyboot Inventor Dr. Neel Glass passed away April 27th

I'm very sad to report the passing of Dr. Neel Glass on April 27th, 2008.  Neel was 83 years old.

Neel Glass invented the Easyboot in 1970 and was an avid horseman and endurance rider.  Neel worked as a nuclear physicist at the Los Alamos Laboratories.  He was one of a very small group that developed the atomic bomb.  Neel completed the Tevis Cup and the 1976 Pony Express horse race. 

Neel's hoof boot creation is still going strong 38 years after the original Easyboot was invented.  As EasyCare continues to develop and test new hoof boot designs we often remark how great the original Easyboot model was.  Neel was a brilliant man and was way ahead of his time.  Neel was practicing and writing about natural hoof care 20 years before the horse industry was ready.

I would personally like to say thank you to Neel.  Thank you for not accepting the available hoof care options.  Thank you for mentoring me.  Thank you for everything you have done for each and every horse.

Comments

[Dianne Boomhower]

We had a horse back in 1972 that had foundered. We had all kinds of trouble with his feet until our farrier brought us a pair of the original Easy Boots. Of course we all thought he was nuts, until we put them on Popcorn and found that he was totally sound in them. Popcorn used those boots until he was retired in the late 80's and when he passed away my sister buried his boots with him.
Hoofcare and the Easy Boot have come a long way over the years. I now have an Arabian that foundered and he is currently wearing Easy Boot Bares. I am so excited about the new Glove design and can't wait to get a pair for my favorite boy. I think they are going to make a huge difference for him as he has trouble keeping the Bares on lately as his hooves change during his rehabilitation.
The horse's world is changing and EasyBoot is making a huge difference. I am starting to see them more and more often out on the trails and my riding buddies are all starting to ask questions about them. I believe in barefoot horses and am doing my best to spread the good word!

[Garrett Ford]

Dianne- Thank you for the time to post such a nice response. Neel Glass is up there smiling. He was a great man and yes indeed has helped a great deal of horses.

The new boot ranges are all an improvement and will help the non boot crowd make the leap.

Thanks again and keep spreading the word.

Garrett Ford