“So How Do My Horses Feet Look?” Learning to evaluate your horse’s feet.
This is my second post to the Easy Care Blog. My Guest Blogger space is entitled Notes from the Field. It has been simmering for a long time!
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From Racehorse to Gorgeous Thoroughbred
Rehabilitating my racehorse includes attention to mind and body. My X-racehorse has blossomed into a gorgeous thoroughbred and fantastic companion. Continue reading
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Trim Your Horse Clinic in Panama
Enjoy my travels to Panama teaching the natural trim to locals and gringos. Continue reading
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Hoof Trimming Videos
In these 3 videos I trim my OTTB Sunny. They are very basic. I take time showing you the hoof hold with and without a Hoof Jack. These are established, healthy hooves and the trim is very straight forward. The videos are for client trimming students. I have done the set up trim on their horse and these videos are meant to help them maintain the hooves on a weekly or every other week basis. Your horse will appreciate it!
I am video camera shopping to share more information on body work and “restorative” training and riding. Sunny has transformed from Darn Good Looking to Oh My God! Continue reading
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What’s a Natural Trimmer Do?
Those of us who do a natural trim based on the lessons of the feral horses in the high desert out west are rehabbing 95% of the horses we see without any complications. I expect horses to walk off sound on grass right after I pull the shoes and after every trim. Boot them and you can ride most right out the barn. For a moment consider that it’s the trim, not the horse and not a breed, that results in sound or lame horses. Continue reading
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