Barefoot  Trimming

I was taught to trim a little different, likely different than what you’re used to seeing when your farrier comes out. It’s a little harder on me, but it makes my clients more comfortable while trimming. Which becomes even more important when dealing with an injury or arthritis.

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My teacher showed me how to listen to the horse. It's amazing how much they can tell you if you can learn to listen. Even with my own horses, that I have had for years, were now able to tell me what they needed from their trim.

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The horse tells me where they want to rest their foot for the trim, when they need a stretch, when they need me to switch feet due to being uncomfortable and even if they need something else done to their hoof.

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I believe that this style of trimming is the key to a productive trim. If I make the horse hold a foot where it hurts for the sake of myself, I have already lost that first link of communication. That horse knows I don’t want to or don’t know how to communicate and at that point the trim is just a trim and the progress that the horse needs to be made can be lost.

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I realize this ideology might be a bit off putting to some and that’s alright. I once felt the same way. Give natural horse care a try and really see your horse blossom.

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