This page illustrates how natural horse hoof trimming can restore health to a horse's hooves. The links below take you to case studies of some of the horses I trim. Many of these horses have major pathologies and which takes time to heal but you will see how a correct trim allows the hoof to start to recover straight away.
You will notice how the angle of the toe wall improves - this is a common problem in the majority of shod and unshod hooves as often the breakover is allowed to get too far forward which not only causes problems such as tripping and overreaching but also puts undue stress on the laminar connection, weakening the hoof and setting it up for laminitis/founder. |
Click on the links below to see each case study.
Hoof Tubules
Here are a couple of pictures to illustrate how poor trimming can lead to bent hoof tubules.
The first picture shows a hoof that was being trimmed …
Beautiful, healthy hooves
Here are some photos of a Rocky Mountain Horse that I have been trimming for a little over a year. He has fantastic feet with great concavity.
The …
Laminitis - Mini
Sophie - Mini - 11 years old:
Sophie also had a laminitis attack a couple of years ago leading to seriously pathological feet. She was also receiving …
Severe Flaring & Imbalance
April - TB x Draft - 10 years old: April's owner contacted me because April kept getting sore after each farrier trim. The soreness would last for 2-3 …
Flaring, Rotation & Distal Descent
Rory is a beautiful, 4 year old Arabian and when I first met her she had shoes on the fronts and bare in the hinds. Her owner was concerned as her current …
Laminitis - Long Term
Missy - Appaloosa - 20+ years old: Missy had a laminitis attack two years ago leading to seriously pathological feet. But despite fairly regularly trimming …
Relatively Healthy Hooves
Al - Arab/Andalucian - 20 year old: Al has great feet. The top pics shown a slightly overgrown pasture trimmed hoof. The bottom pics show the same hoof …
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