I began trimming in 2003 after years of being fascinated by farrier science. I was initially coached by a United Horsemanship Mentor Hoof Groom (a Martha Olivo certification), and later by Martha Olivo herself (January to August 2004). I was certified in August 2004.

I was trimming 50+ horses at the time, including several pathological cases. My clients included active trail horses, Western & English sport horses, brood mares and colts. The breeds I've trimmed include Arabs, Warmbloods, Draft horses, donkeys, mules, Thoroughbreds, Morgan's and Quarter Horses.

I began studying Pete Ramey's trim, and after an extended phone conversation with Pete in September, 2004, I began applying his techniques.

Pete Ramey offered trim techniques that result in horses going barefoot comfortably, without any transition period. See Pete Ramey's site http://www.hoofrehab.com/ for more information.

I spent 27 years San Jose, California, in High Tech Marketing, Sales, Engineering and Business Development. I lost my "bleeding edge high tech marketing" position in 2001, spent a year unemployed, and decided to follow my dream and move to the country to pursue a career working with horses.

I bought a fledgling tack store in Mendocino County, spent 3 years developing it and realized that my time was spent doing bookkeeping, which I hated. I decided to sell the business in March 2005, and moved to Sonoma County to be with my significant other and to pursue trimming and to work one on one with horses and their owners- something I never get tired of doing.

I'm passionate about soundness, about rehabilitating horses, mules and donkeys with chronic soundness problems. I'm equally devoted to supporting barefoot horses with international level performance goals, and provide email and telephone support to barefoot competitors on a no-fee basis.

I own 3 Arabians and love to ride, particularly distance trail riding and endurance, but I also love Dressage.