Most people who follow my Facebook page know that in addition to my full time hoofcare career, I also run a hoof rehab facility here in Massachusetts. I regularly get messages and comments asking about our track systems here- everything from how we set up our tracks, to how wide they are, the surfacing we used, how we feed, what type of fencing we use, etc. A recent post I shared on the page had a short video of our gelding track, and I had another influx of questions about it, which made me think that a podcast episode about it may be helpful!
So who better to sit down with than my amazing husband, Vova, and talk about our trials and tribulations and tips and tricks in setting up and running a track system facility! We talk about everything from managing the land, to feeding, to some of our favorite cases that have come through here.
You can hear the conversation on any podcast app under “The Humble Hoof,” or directly at this link.
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I enjoyed listening to you talk about the things you like about your track, and the things you would probably do differently. I am in the process of creating a Track System (well whole farm actually), on a piece of property, we purchased a couple of years ago. I did have question about how you use your Hayboss feeder. I was wondering if you just have one feeding station per track, or if you have more than one place to put out forage?
I really enjoy your podcast, and since discovering it about a year ago have listed to them all.
We have multiple places to put hay, but we typically only use one at a time right now for each track!