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Although one or two of our horses had good feet to start with, others had
serious problems which have been greatly improved by going barefoot.
All these horses are regularly trimmed by UKNHCP practitioners. For
more information about them, or to find a practitioner, click here.
Just click on the links to read their stories.
For photos of horses in action, hunting, eventing, endurance riding and more, click here...
Galen: Friesian, great feet
Napoleon: Andalusian x selle francais
Chance: TB mare, navicular syndrome
Pepe: Laminitic Welsh pony
China: Veteran ex racehorse
Honey: Arab mare with good feet
Otto: Endurance horse, underrun feet
William: TB with flat, underrun feet
Bertie: Cracked, crumbly hooves
Hercules: Unbalanced feet with long toes and heels
Minnie: Cob with check ligament strain
Apache: Quarter horse with negative coffin bone rotation
Bailey: Hunter with severe cracks
Basil: Exmoor pony with no problems
Felix: Hunter/eventer with great feet
Ghost: Veteran TB cross with navicular syndrome
Tetley: Eventer with flat crumbly feet
Scooby: Novice eventer
Squish: Ex racehorse with unbalanced feet
Solero: Cob with cracked feet
Jumanah: Event horse, Saudi Arabia
Meg: Welsh cob with great feet
Copper: Dressage horse with navicular
Finali: Endurance horse, USA
Lobnar: Veteran Arab hunt mare