By Cynthia Cooper A self-trimming horse is a barefoot horse that wears their hooves naturally, without the intervention of tools to maintain soundness and good hoof function. All wild horses are self-trimming with their hooves varying according to the terrain they live in. From short, rounded, and extremely hard (on
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I became aware of the Radius Rasp by Evolutionary Hoofcare recently, and after a few months of trying it, I loved it so much I decided to stock them. The Radius Rasp has passed my ‘Horse Endorsed’ product testing by being a tool that works well for horses and their people, assists
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I wonder if you can help me. I have been practicing natural horsemanship for over 5 years and am learning every day. I have overcome some huge problems with emotional abused and damaged horses but am stuck on the current one. I normally allow a horse to chill a bit
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At an agricultural field day, I came across a small metal pen housing cute young miniature ponies. Three of them were in a tiny pen and as I got closer I saw they were all for sale. They were grumpy and bored and occasionally one would be aggressive to the
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by Cynthia Cooper These key points apply to many situations other than hoof trimmming – for example when you are grooming. saddling, washing, providing vet treatment or just teaching them to tie up. 1. Keep the horse as close to its comfort zone (herd or friend) as possible – usually
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This treasure for your trim kit was designed by Jeremy Ford of www.wildabouthooves.com.au. The Wild Knife is easy to use with the hoofpick as part of the blade, so it optimises your time and efficiency when trimming. The way the steel is tempered ensures it stays sharp and holds an
Have you ever wanted to learn how to trim your horse’s hooves or keep them tidy between farrier visits? But don’t know where to start? Here are some suggestions, narrowed down from the vast number of courses. Online learning is a great place to start. When you’ve got the
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The world of natural hoof care just a bit more colorful! The Horse’s Hoof magazine dedicated to all things barefoot is sporting a fancy new look. For those of you not familiar with the magazine, The Horse’s Hoof has been a primary source of information in the barefoot industry for
Barefoot Endurance Success Deb Ryan and her horse Karisma, took out 1st Heavy Weight and Best Conditioned at the WA State Champs after 160kms all barefoot, no boots required. Belinda Taylor (ACEHP) started trimming Deb’s horses and says “Deb has been trimming Karisma herself since September last year and doing a
New Donkey Trimming DVD Pete Ramey have just released a new DVD set dedicated entirely to the hoof care of donkeys. You can read all about it at https://www.hoofrehab.com/DonkeyHoof.htm Laminitis Research DVD In the DVD Finding A Cure For Laminitis you’ll meet some of the current researchers funded by the
Polytechnic Hoofcare course With the recent completion of the two week live-in block of this one year course, 20 more student trimmers are now out there doing their assignments, mentorships and case studies. This year they came from all over Australia and as far afield as Germany to learn from
