Our Morgan gelding Scout...the one who
thankfully started me on my journey into
natural trimming. Though the pic is hazey since it was taken at dusk, it's one of
my favorites.
Natural trimming has gained more and
more believers from vets, top trainers and clinicians, farriers, horse owners world wide.
Barefoot horses are competing in every event you can think of and the number is growing.
Horses that are lucky enough to be given the physiologically correct hooves they need and
deserve will have a long lifetime of soundness to show for it.
Why do horse owners need to learn more about their horses hooves? Isn't that what your farrier
is for? Consider that a leading cause of death in horses is laminitis, second only to
colic...and lameness is the leading health issue equine vets deal with...and it is estimated
close to 90% of lameness is hoof related...it stands to reason, whether you shoe or not, the
more you learn about the equine hoof the better off your horse will be!
My Articles & Links page is a good place to start learning more! The more educated you are
on this subject the more successful and happy your horse (and you!) will be!
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I will be having a Intro to
Natural Hoof Care clinic in February, 2010, and will post back here once I get finalized
details as to the dates/times.
I am hoping to make it back down to San Miguel de Allende, Central Mexico in the spring
and if so will be giving a clinic and will also be available to trim horses and answer any
questions horse owners may have. My goal is to teach as much as I can during the time I'm
down there to help those providing hoof care there a better understanding of the hoof,
trimming and how to keep the horses comfortable and sound barefoot. To spare people from
my poor Tex-Mex Spanglish, interpreters will be available for those that speak Spanish, so
no worries! :) Anyone down Mexico way that's interested in learning more please have them
contact me!
Trimming Max (who is over 30 and still has way more energy than I do!) in San Miguel
de Allende...easily my favorite trip that Natural trimming has taken me on...not just the
scenery, but the people make it a truly wonderful place! Thank you Suzi and Gene!
For those interested in learning more for their own horses or becoming a professional
trimmer, Liberated Horsemanship offers a great 6 day introduction to Natural Hoof Care
clinic (the next one will be April 16-21, 2010). Very well rounded clinic that will give
you a ton of information. Visit www.liberatedhorsemanship.com
and click on "Gateway to NHC Clinics".
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Photo on right:
Henry went from being
"hopeless" to giving us
many years (still going
strong) as a teacher for
our children and has
also been used in
Therapeutic Riding.
To read more about
Henry and Scout, please
visit my Contact /About
Me page. |
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Filmmaker, author, and all around good guy, Joe Camp, has a new book called
"The Soul of A Horse: Life Lessons from the Herd". To learn more please visit
www.thesoulofahorse.com. While there be sure to check out his "Paddock
Paradise" and how he keeps his horses happy and entertained, even when
living on small acreage!
"All too little attention
has been paid to the "natural" hoof.
That’s the way he was made and that’s the way he should go."
J.R. Rooney, DVM, author, "The Lame Horse" |
