Our barefoot method works with the horse as a whole and the hoof as a working organ, not just a block at the end of the leg. In a natural environment, which includes the proper amount of movement, the horse will maintain a balance between hoof-growth and wear from normal activity or proper trimming to maintain such a balance. This balanced approach will support circulatory function, shock absorption and therefore healthy skeletal and suspensory systems in the horse. All of these functions are key elements that constitute a healthy hoof and contribute towards the whole of the healthy individual.


World-wide, people applying barefoot trims are able to ride their horses without shoes over all terrain, in competitions for English and Western disciplines or for pleasure, distance, racing, and jumping. Equine clients are routinely started, kept and restored to a full and active natural life, many after having been given up as "hopeless and incurable" by conventional veterinary medicine.


Please contact us at: www.strasserhoofcare.org if you would like more information on how to join our classes, now!