Jan 31st, 2011
High Performance Barefoot Trimming
High Performance Barefoot Trimming New Book A while ago I asked what could I do to help. What does everyone want help with. The biggest demand was for a book – explaining easily how to barefoot trim a horses hooves. So this is what I have been working on doing for everyone. Finally Released Finally [...]
Feb 23rd, 2010
Trimming Frequency (Part. 2 of 2)
This post is part 2 of 2 on the trimming frequency – yesterday I wrote about Trimming Frequency – (Part. 1 of 2) – which is worth reading if you have yet to read it. This post is part 2. The Problems We Found When Trimming at 6 plus weekly intervals A summary of the [...]
Feb 23rd, 2010
Barefoot Trimming Frequency (Part. 1 of 2)
I am often asked, “How often do you trim?” It is an excellent question and one a number of years ago I would not have been able to answer adequately. A Brief History When we started keeping our horses barefoot, they were trimmed every 6-8 weeks, this being the advice then of our trimmer and [...]
Feb 23rd, 2010
Questions on Feeding Barefoot Horses
I have recently been asked many questions on feeding barefoot horses and what we do. Below are some of the many questions I have been asked and I have replied with what we have found has worked well for our herd of barefoot horses, most of which are thoroughbred except for two ponies. I have [...]
Feb 23rd, 2010
Questions on Transitioning to Barefoot
Barefoot eBook I am working hard on the barefoot trimming eBook which when finished I hope will fill in some of the gaps on how to barefoot trim. The main part of the eBook is on how I actually trim, step by step and in simple, easy to understand language. I also receive many many [...]
Feb 22nd, 2010
Treating Horse Injuries With Traumeel
Just a quick post for you all on injuries. Fortunately we have very few here. This is one of the huge benefits of keeping horses barefoot. With no shoes, injuries and lameness issues just disappear… We did however have one severe injury, which was nothing to do with metal shoes and I thought it was [...]
Feb 22nd, 2010
Splits in Barefoot Hoof Walls
I receive many, many questions via email. This is a recent question I received and I have included it here along with my answers. It is a dilemma I think many of us would feel in the early stage of keeping and riding a horse barefoot. The Question My horse has been barefoot for about [...]
Feb 22nd, 2010
Preventing Horse Injury and Lameness
Recently reading Horse and Hound, a highly rated, weekly horse magazine in the UK. I find it fascinating when I come across articles about, ‘Preventing Horse Injury and Lameness,” like this recent one, “Less Than Perfect Going,” which was published under their veterinary clinic section. It was about how, changes in going, for example from [...]
Feb 22nd, 2010
The Shoe Protects the Hoof
Recently I was talking to someone who still shoes her horses. She said to me, “I don’t need to worry about the hoof, as the shoe protects the hoof.” I was dumbstruck… speechless…stunned. I have had many conversations with this person on barefoot trimming, but obviously, I have not fully explained what barefoot trimming is [...]
Feb 22nd, 2010
Currently I Am…
Currently, I am working on a Barefoot Trimming eBook, which soon you will be able to download. The internet has made it possible for me to get questions from all over the world regarding my trimming. I have realized, that by writing an eBook it will mean any horse owner can find out what I [...]
Feb 22nd, 2010
The Frog – How We Trim It
It’s essential if you are keeping your horse barefoot that you are able to recognize a healthy frog. This might seem easy, but it still took ‘my eye’ quite a while to really appreciate what a healthy frog should looked like. I had been so used to seeing dried up and ill functioning frogs, so [...]
Feb 22nd, 2010
Heel Trimming
Understanding the back of the hoof and how it functions is fundamental in understanding how to trim the heels and the desired heel height. Heel Height The heel height should be short enough so that the frog is able to make light contact with the ground when viewed on a hard flat surface. (You can [...]