WHY BAREFOOT?

WHY BAREFOOT?

Simply put metal horseshoes were designed to be used to prevent excessive wear on horses hooves while performing sustained labor in abrasive or slippery conditions. They are nailed in place to help with retention and removed and replaced regularly. The metal is very conductive and vibrates at a very high rate and frequency when struck against the ground. This happens with every footfall. This constant vibration is very damaging to soft tissue, and over time is one of the main factors in caudal hoof failure and overall hoof damage in the modern horse. By removing these metal shoes we can remove that increase in damage and also work to regain the health and function of  the hoof. Over the hundreds of horses we have transitioned to barefoot we have seen improvement in not only hoof health and function but a whole horse improvement. A barefoot and healthy foot combined with friends, forage, freedom gives a whole horse improvement.