 Whether you are a horse owner who is curious about barefoot trimming, a hoof care professional, or other equine enthusiast, you'll find plenty of information here about keeping and maintaining barefoot horses.
Are you looking for a barefoot trimmer?
If you are trying to locate a barefoot trimmer near you, look here:
Here are some questions to ask when you find a barefoot trimmer:
- How long has the trimmer been working with horses?
- What type of barefoot trim does the trimmer do? Take the time to familiarize yourself with the different trimming
techniques
and take care to choose the one that will work best for you and your horse.
- What experience does the trimmer have with difficult hoof problems such as founder, navicular, whiteline disease,
and wall cracks?
- What is their rehab strategy for your horse's particular situation? (If they cannot provide an answer, keep looking.)
- If you have horses that you wish to maintain the hooves on yourself, is the trimmer willing to teach you how to take
care of them? Would they be able to check your work from time to time?
Is your current Farrier willing to learn the Natural Trim?
As more information becomes available - and more and more people are seeking natural trims for their horses, many farriers are becoming interested in learning these new techniques. If your farrier is one of them, then the links listed at the side of this page would give them a great leg up.
Would you like to learn how to trim your own horse(s)?
If you are having a hard time finding a trimmer near you or just intrigued by the hoof and the thought of helping your horse, learn to do them yourself. Trimming your own horse is very rewarding at the end of the day when you see how great your horse’s hooves are and satisfying to know that YOU did that. The links on the side have several self-help type tutorials on trimming your own horse.
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Are you are interested in learning more about how your horse’s hooves work or just want to read some great barefoot stories?
| hoofrehab.com |
This is Pete Ramey’s website and he offers a plethora of information and great articles. Check into his DVD set if you are planning on trimming, or just want a better understanding of the hoof. |
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| equinextion.com |
Informative articles and a source for barefoot trimming. Must Read Articles by Dr. Tomas Teskey! |
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| healthyhoof.com |
Hoof care and information for sound barefoot performance. This website offers lots of good articles, LOTS of case studies, and an awesome links page. |
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| barefoothorse.com |
Instructions for a natural, "wild horse" type of barefoot trim. This site has some good articles, including one on the origin of horseshoes, and a comparison of the different trimming methods. |
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| ironfreehoof.com |
Barefoot and hoof health information. This website has a neat tutorial and some impressive case studies. |
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| naturalhorsetrim.com |
A good source of articles and info on trim types with informative case studies & tutorials. |
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| thehorseshoof.com |
The more you search, the more you find on this website! Subscribe here to The Horse’s Hoof Magazine. Each issue is filled with a wide variety of barefoot horse & hoof-related articles and inspiring stories, covering all methods and all styles of barefoot horse care. |
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| abchoofcare.com |
Information on barefoot trimming techniques and educational opportunities. Read more on Oregon School of Natural Hoof Care > |
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 Meet Crystal Cooper – our barefoot trimmer and the developer of the information on this page.
As a child, I was always fascinated with farriers. I would pester every one I saw as a kid to learn more… still do, when I see something that interests me. I took over trimming my own horses, partly because I couldn’t afford to have it done, but mostly because it was just fascinating to me. At that time I had no clue what a natural trim was, I just had a short apprenticeship with a “normal” farrier. Dr. Thomas and Crystal are responsible for planting the Natural Hoof Care “seed” in me. They tried explaining it to me; I just couldn’t get it. I borrowed books and started researching, (a little skeptically at first… how could trimming styles be that different?) The book that had the most impact on me was Pete Ramey’s “Making Natural Hoof Care Work for You.” After devouring this book and the articles that followed, I had the good fortune of attending one of Pete’s clinics. There I gained a lot of knowledge and an immense amount of insight. I was hooked on this new trimming idea! I have been studying and researching and trimming ever since - I am constantly learning new things, and I’m still as excited about it as the day I became a “Barefoot Believer”. |
