View the case studies to see larger pictures and more information about each horse. Photos before the first trim are on the left and after photos are on the right.

ANNIE

Annie's shoes were removed one day prior to her first corrective barefoot trim. Her hooves... View case study
ANNIE (2)

Annie was very tender and lame on her front hooves. Upon examination, corrective trimming was... View case study
ANTZ

Antz has forward type growth and her previous owners had not had her trimmed frequently enough... View case study
ASPEN

Aspen's previous owners had not had him trimmed frequently enough, which has resulted in many... View case study
ASTI

Asti has upward type growth and because of infrequent trimming by the previous owners this has... View case study
BIRMAN

Because Birman was very old when the first trim was completed, a more gentle... View case study
BRANDI

Brandi's hooves have been maintained in the past by a master farrier. They are very overgrown... View case study
BUDDY

After just one trim the weight distribution has been altered dramatically to a more... View case study
BUDDY (2)

Buddy's hooves are very strong and have a tendency for more upward (rather than forward)... View case study
CAM

Cam lost shoes frequently and had tender hooves. Although he was diagnosed with a box hoof... View case study
CHARLIE

Charlie has had trouble with reoccurring white line disease and abscesses, especially in winter. This... View case study
CODY

Cody has been previously trimmed by another barefoot hoof trimmer, however the application has... View case study
DUDIE

Dudie was trimmed previously by a farrier, who has applied a very square toe and has not... View case study
DUSTY

Dusty was in a very unhealthy condition, so consistent and gentle trimming was recommended... View case study
DUSTY (2)

Dusty's heels are extremely under run from too infrequent trimming. As a consequence the... View case study
ELLE

Elle has always had shoes on, however has abscessed previously. Her shoes were removed... View case study
ELLIE

Ellie's hooves are strong, healthy and well functioning. They have no particular problems... View case study
GARCIE

Garcie's hooves were trimmed consistently by a master farrier, however are obviously not... View case study
HALLIE

Hallie's hooves have not been trimmed frequently enough, and the excessive growth has... View case study
HAPPY

Happy's hooves have been trimmed by a farrier in the past and are terribly unsymmetrical... View case study
JAFFA

Jaffa has always had shoes on, however has had trouble with reoccurring abscess problems... View case study
JETSON

Jetson has upward type of growth and because of infrequent trimming has many problems as... View case study
JOKER

Joker is retired and has not been trimmed frequently enough, which has resulted in many... View case study
LEE

This youngster has massive excess growth, which on a less healthy or older horse would have most... View case study
MAC

Mac has had shoes on his whole life and due to this, has weak and brittle hooves. With consistent... View case study
MADDI

Previously Maddi's hooves were oddly shaped from incorrect trimming by a farrier after her... View case study
MERRY

Merry had been trimmed for many months by a qualified Strasser trained barefoot hoof professional... View case study
MISSY

After just one trim Missy's weight is more correctly distributed. The after photos do not show... View case study
MURPHY

Murphy has been trimmed infrequently in the past by a master farrier. Although donkeys hooves... View case study
NEMO

Infrequent trims have resulted in extremely under run heels and excessively long toes for Nemo... View case study
NIKKI

Nikki has had ongoing shoulder problems for many years, most noticeably after her shoes have been... View case study
PEPSI

Pepsi has been infrequently and incorrectly trimmed by a farrier in the past. Because there is... View case study
PETAL

Petal has been barefoot her whole life, however in the past has not been trimmed according to... View case study
RAZ

This youngster has more upright (rather than forward) growth. The heels have grown excessively... View case study
SAM

Sam has had shoes on his front hooves all his life. After trimming his hind hooves, the owner... View case study
SAM (2)

Sam's hooves have been infrequently and incorrectly trimmed in the past, but after one trim... View case study
TYE

Tye is my beloved first horse and has been my most valued teacher in learning about and applying... View case study
TYSON

Tyson's heels are extremely under run, which has resulted in incorrect weight distribution and an... View case study
WIZARD

Wizard's shoes have been removed and with consistent 4 weekly trims his hooves will become... View case study


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