Barefoot Horse Blog

Do hooves with WLD, Abscesses, or Seedy Toe need shoes to be fixed? This horse had them all and the post relates to a horse I saw several ...

A rare still moment 1 - This is a KWPN I first met aged about 5.  Diagnosed Navicular the prognosis was poor and the Vet School advised ...

High Heeled Shuffle This horse had been lame on/off for two years.  The list of issues was lengthy.  Movement resembled an old man with...

Let's be honest - our judgements do have a habit of being coloured by our personal experiences.  It is incredibly challenging to cast ou...

A lot of comment is made about 'long toes' and many a poor horse has had their toes dumped or worse in an attempt to correct a probl...

This trophy will be awarded at our inaugural Barefoot Performance show this coming Sunday. I am so excited to find out who will win it...

Hi there, I’m Michelle. Some of you will have already met me and others will have heard that Lucy has taken on a student. Well that’s me and...

Barefoot South's very own Hoof Fairy is back in harness and taking bookings for 2014 If you want to treat yo...

At least 3 US police forces have taken their horses barefoot and have noticed far fewer lameness problems enabling the horses to spend more ...

Amazing Mother, daughter and cob combo.  They've all worked their socks off and this is one example of the results: Eventing Summer 2013...

You'd never guess she has Cushings (PPID) would you.  And neither did the vet.  But interestingly, there were a lot of cl...

Time to update this post;  'Help my horse has gone footy'    Footiness is the bane of many a barefooter, and unresolved footiness,...

Space for one or more unshod geldings. Beautiful track with natural shelter. Not surfaced, but that will be done in due course. Very hig...

There seems to have been a bit of a 'theme' to recent visits.  Lots of new clients, lots of caudal hoof pain.  Lots and lots of heel...

Brief intro - previously shod cob.  Hooves were 'pretty' when shod, but the horse used to trip. I don't think they qualify as ...

I've been asked on more than one occasion to promote products and/or companies in the body of this blog.  For money.  I won't do it....

Student Opportunity Due to demand for our services outstripping supply, Barefoot South is offering two student places. Students will ...

The biggest challenge with this horse (for me) was getting her shoes off without hurting her.  I was pretty sure she was nail bound, quite p...

Experience of hoof rehab highlights how much an apparently solid and well defined part of a horse's anatomy, ie the hoof can change, bot...

RFS - Day One RFS - Day 18 Compare white stripe in hoof wall with RFS Day One LFS - Day One   LFS - Day 18 Compare l...