HOOF HEALTH & EDUCATION

Empowering horse owners with the knowledge to care for their horse's feet.

You don't have to become a farrier to understand hoof health, recognise problems or take an active role in maintaining your horse's feet.

Knowing what your horse needs, how to recognise and manage common hoof pathologies, and how to maintain your own horse's feet is empowering. These are foundational skills that can make a significant difference to your horse's comfort, soundness and long-term hoof health.

Our hoof education is designed for everyday horse owners, equine lovers and those wanting to develop their practical trimming skills.

HOOF HEALTH: AREAS OF IMPORTANCE

Our education goes beyond simply learning where to cut. Understanding the hoof, the horse and how the two work together is essential.

1. SAFETY & PREPARATION

Safely holding and positioning horses for hoof care.
Preparing the horse and working area.
Understanding safe handling and positioning.

2. PATHOLOGY & IDENTIFICATION
Recognising common hoof conditions, including:

White line disease
Seedy toe
Thrush
Laminitis

3. HOOF ANGLES & BALANCE
Learning to identify and understand:

Underrun heels
Low palmar angles
Heel bulbs close to or on the ground
Excessive toe length
Flare
Hoof imbalances
False sole

4. HOOF ANATOMY
Understanding the structures you can see and those hidden within the hoof, their names, functions and how they interconnect.

5. DIET & HOOF HEALTH
Understanding how nutrition, diet and metabolic health influence hoof quality and growth.

6. MOVEMENT & BLOOD FLOW
Understanding the importance of movement, circulation and terrain, and how to maximise opportunities for natural movement.

7. BODY & HOOF CORRELATION
How the horse's body and feet influence one another. Learn to assess posture, movement and the horse's ability to comfortably lift and balance each leg.

8. TREATMENT OF HOOF PATHOLOGY
There are countless hoof-care products available, but treatment doesn't have to be complicated or expensive. Understanding what to use, when to use it and, most importantly, how to apply it is key.

9. PREPARING YOUR HORSE TO STAND COMFORTABLY
Explore core strengthening, stretching and physical preparation to help horses develop the strength and balance needed for hoof handling.

10. HOOF HANDLING
Developing the skills to safely prepare horses for hoof care. Our complete hoof-handling education is available through the Horse Education Modules.

CHOOSE YOUR HOOF EDUCATION PATHWAY

Whether you simply want to maintain your own horse's feet or develop more advanced trimming skills, there is a learning pathway for you.

– Intro to Bare Hoof Trimming Course

For everyone who has horses in their care.

You don't need previous trimming experience.

This course is designed to give horse owners a practical yet in-depth understanding of hoof maintenance, explained in clear, manageable steps.

Rasp it up. - Bare hoof Maintenance

Practical maintenance between trims.

Designed for horse owners who want to keep on top of their horse's feet between professional trims.

Whether you have minimal equipment or are still developing confidence with your nippers, this course focuses on using your rasp effectively to maintain hoof shape and manage growth between trims.

Bare Hoof Trimming Foundations

Building on your beginner skills.

Once you've established the foundations, this course takes you further into hoof assessment and trimming.

Explore hoof angle corrections, more complex imbalances and resections, developing the practical skills to approach more challenging hoof cases.

BARE HOOF TRIMMING

Understanding and managing more complex hoof conditions.

Progress into trimming for common hoof conditions and pathologies, with a focus on understanding the changes required when working with compromised feet.

Explore more advanced trimming approaches, including laminitis management and recovery.

KNOWLEDGE CHANGES HOW YOU CARE.

Our goal isn't simply to teach you how to trim a hoof. It's to help you understand what you're looking at, why it matters and what your horse needs.

Because informed horse owners are better equipped to recognise problems, make decisions and advocate for the long-term wellbeing of their horses.

"Healthy Hoof Healthy Horse"

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