Welcome

updated July 2006

Three very sound horses.

Ironfreehoof.com has been developed to support the barefoot horse.  We have worked to make this site a good resource for evaluating overall balance, finding the live sole plane, determining heel height, and dealing with the edges of the hoof.   We have set up this site to help horse owners, trimmers, and farriers recognize basic landmarks.   

We have tried to touch upon all the basic learning styles with primary emphasis on visual learning.  Hopefully, your learning style has been addressed and you will find the information useful and informative.

We want to emphasize that the horses comfort is the most important aspect of the way that we trim.  Our goal is to have horses get and stay comfortable during all phases of barefoot.  As we learn more, we will happily share our observations.  Please feel free to experiment with the methods listed on this site. 

We hope that this website, in conjunction with other resources, will optimize your understanding of a barefoot trim that is geared solely toward the comfort of the horse. 

This website has been translated into the following languages:

Swedish:    http://www.barfotahovens.sida.nu

Italian:        http://it.geocities.com/alex_brollo

German:    http://arianereaves.de/ifhome.html

We'd like to thank the translators for taking the time to do this.  It is a lot of work and we do appreciate it very much.

We will gladly accept any other translations as well, feel free to contact Paige if you are interested.

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Please be aware that all materials, photos and case studies are not available for posting on other sites or in documents unless you have obtained express permission from Paige Poss 2006.