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Barefoot Performance |
Some horse owners use an EP because they simply want to keep their horses barefoot. Barefoot performance isn’t about a special “barefoot trim”. It’s all about achieving good enough health in the horse’s hoof that it can cope with the workload that the owner wants from it without the need for shoes. As healthy hooves are my speciality, I work with the owner to devise a hoof conditioning and management programme which allows the horse’s workload to be safely increased as the hooves improve. |
My clients include riding school horses, racehorses, dressage divas, happy hackers, driving horses, eventers, pampered pets, children’s ponies and general all-rounders. Here are some of them enjoying barefoot performance. Keeping your horse barefoot is a lifestyle choice that is certainly not an easy option, but the rewards in terms of long term hoof health are worth the effort. |
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Catherine and Teasel (right) enjoying a 12-mile fun ride 6 months after shoe removal. |
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Onyx and Christine, at a hunter trial in Bath. Onyx is an ex-racehorse. |
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Josie and her owner, Gemma, tasting barefoot success on the dressage circuit following rehabilitation from navicular syndrome. |
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Jenny riding Owen, who originally was treated for severe White Line Disease. |
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Ebby looking stunning as a carriage horse driven by his proud owner, Becky. |
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Bea and her daughter Libbea. Owner Kerry battled with Bea’s intermittent lameness issues for years prior to shoe removal. |
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Echo and his owner, Vikki shoeless and bitless. |
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Merry, owned by my good friend Tamasine, carrying yours truly in South Africa. Merry is recovering from Pedal Osteitis. |
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Casper - my dearest friend and the horse whose foot problems inspired me to become an EP. Now in his 30s and enjoying pain-free hooves. Casper is now a very spoiled gentleman of leisure.
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