I got out of my cozy bed on a chilly morning to write this article because my brain won’t turn off about it. The sun is coming up over the trees…
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As we head into the fall here in western Washington, the rain is just around the corner. And by rain, I mean a generous sprinkling or light misting and gray skies…
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2019 Update: I originally chose a picture of an overdue shod hoof (from a client whose horse’s shoes I pulled last year) as the cover image for this blog. I honestly…
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If you have a barefoot horse, especially at a barn where that is not the norm, I am sure you have heard the same things while walking down the barn aisle…
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Hello readers! I have gotten so busy this summer with trimming that I haven’t made a lot of time to write. But I met a new client the other day who…
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Hello readers, I already wrote a post about treating thrush, but wanted to write a second one solely for the purpose of sending to my clients after I mention their horse…
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I recently wrote two posts about the transition process from shod to barefoot and what that may look like and cost for horse owners. A related topic that must be discussed…
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*Picture is of an 11 yr old TB gelding – in shoes w/ a wedge pad, out of shoes, then after a conservative first trim. At the time, he was in…
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If you join a barefoot Facebook group or scroll through a barefoot trimmer’s website, it’s easy to get completely overwhelmed OR develop some false expectations about what “going barefoot” might be…
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I was talking with a new friend recently who is rehabbing her horse from a variety of physical ailments. I was reminded of an article that I found last year. As…