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RE: [RC] Barefoot - Linda CowlesHi Folks, I wanted to encourage all of you who are considering leaving your horses barefoot. My horses have been barefoot for the past 6 months, and I finally attended a Martha Olivo clinic a few months ago so that I can learn to trim my gang myself. I'm being coached by a good friend who has been trimming for several years. Hoof trimming, the way Martha Olivo teaches it, is technical, but it's not rocket science. I suggest that people attend the 2 day clinics even if they don't want to trim horses personally; it's a fantastic education. I haven't started conditioning for endurance - yet - but so far my guys are moving great, as good as before, and the quality of their feet is improving dramatically. I'm not doing a lot of mileage so I ride without boots, but when conditions warrant it, I'll use either Boa or Easyboots. I'm never going back to shoes... I'm a total convert! I'm very interested in these BOA boots, and will start carrying them at my shop along with the Easyboots by this summer. For people curious about learning to trim, hoof grooming takes very little time or strength if done regularly, and even hard feet are easy to groom with a sander on a dremmil rotary tool. The term "hoof grooming" describes the process I use better than trimming; I "groom" feet when I groom the rest of the horse - if they need it. Grooming feet takes about 20 minutes a horse spread out over a two week period, depending on how much barefoot conditioning is done. The clinic costs are reasonable compared to shoeing expense. If you're in Northern California, contact Anna or Ilesbeth at 707-485-0405 to find out more about Martha Olivo clinics or trimming sessions in Redwood Valley. They are hosting a "trimming session" this Sunday, January 25th. Take care, Linda Linda Cowles Horse 'N Hound New, Used & Consigned Tack & Stable Supplies 9155 N. State Street #13 Redwood Valley CA 95470 phone 707-485-0347 fax 707-485-0453 Kadence@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Kadence@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.510 / Virus Database: 307 - Release Date: 8/14/2003 ?×?jjb±« ®ø?z?Ä?Û«jw 5ëa¶Úÿ 0zwn©Üzw"wè®f??Ï¢X?È8¬rV¢?êá¶Úÿ 0zwn©Üzwý?yƦ¥+?±ÊâmïÔ?Ë?±Êâmèm¶?ÿà ?Û«jw ?ë®'^q©©þZ ¢v¬¥?xº'?©ÝF'^I§Þ
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