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Events Calendar

Regional Trimming


Gilroy / San Martin - Starting 12/4/13- 6 week cycle
Los Gatos / Santa Cruz / Watsonville - Starting 11/ 21/13, 6 week cycle
Contra Costa County / Briones - Starting 11/6/13 - 6 week cycle
Portola Valley / Woodside - Starting 11/8/13 - 6 week cycle
Winters / Sacramento - Starting 12/16/13 - 5 week cycle
Marin / San Geronimo Road - 12/5/13 - 6 week cycle

 

Why "HealthyHoof"??

Someone sent me an email a few years ago that asked a very good question; "I stumbled across your web site by accident, and as I looked through your case studies, I noticed that many of the feet appear to be anything but healthy - why do you call it Healthy Hoof??!!"

It's a great question. I started this web site 4 years ago because many of the horses I was trimming had extremely unhealthy looking feet, feet that nobody thought could ever be sound, much less sound barefoot, yet in two or three trims, I was seeing remarkable changes, and I wanted to share the results. Most of these horses regained their soundness in spite of where they started out, but a few only became comfortable. Under the circumstances, it was the best we could hope for.

And in 2004, the most "popular" trim style in this area was a Strasser or modified Strasser trim, which is invasive yet results is a "nice looking" sole. I learned a version of this trim, I wasn't able to keep horses sound with it, and I heard horror stories about horses with good feet who were chronically tender after Strasser trims. This site's objective is to emphasize that it is hoof comfort and soundness that are important, not how "correct" or attractive a trimmed hoof looks.

Most of these horses are very sound by anyone's standards. The feet that are not healthy, are educational. Learn from them!