Horses Creating Their Natural Hoof by Movement, Terrain and Diet
This page provides information on self-trimming practices for domestic horses and equines.
Self-trimming is by definition horses that can create and maintain their own hooves through movement, the terrain and the diet.
06/05/2023
It took a little while to arrive as the seasonal transitions played between wet and dry. No longer the winter hoof, this is the foot that travels miles into the forest in a new spring…. and carries us quite well.
Jonnie - self trimmer (LF)
01/06/2021
Uwharrie Middle Forest IMG 4239 Jonnie, Bella and I in the Uwharries—the middle forest has some of the best trails with scenic woodlands, fields and streams. Not as far back into the southe...
04/05/2021
Self Trimming Hooves - Coyote Country IMG 3656 Jonnie, Bella and I exploring the Uwharries on horseback—climbing creek side, heading upward to ride through deep brush where I’m told the coyote yip-howl in...