Natural Barefoot Trimming*

Natural Barefoot Trimming; The Hoof Guided Method offers a unique method of barefoot trimming based on reading the hoof.

Learn what to trim and what to leave alone in order to allow nature to quickly transform the hoof. The Hoof Guided Method is truly a less is more method based on the theory that a barefoot trim should mimic - or simulate - the action of the ground on the hoof, and that the true purpose of the trim is to stimulate the foot to grow healthy.

Simulate and stimulate. Learn to stop micro-managing the hoof and work with nature instead of trying to force man's ideals onto the hoof. The hoof responds to everything it experiences, and that includes trimming.

By trimming only what is indicated, then waiting for the hoof to respond, the foot is allowed to transform itself. And it will. The definition of insanity is repeating the same thing over and over and expecting different results

Maureen Tierney has been a horse lover since birth and a natural barefoot trimmer since 2001. She began working with Thoroughbreds at age 16, and got her trainers license at age 25. She has owned and trained racehorses, and been a trail guide in Missouri. In 2005 she founded, and continues to operate, For the Horse Equine Rescue, a 501(c)3 non-profit. Always seeking to improve the lives of horses, her most recent project is The Racehorse Experiment (www.theracehorseexperiment.com).