Hannah Morgan Horsemanship

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Hannah Morgan Horsemanship

I practice an equine-first approach to training, specializing in behavioral and performance challenges.

11/20/2025

Just a little update on the first horse I ever trimmed!

11/03/2025

People will say things like “Thoroughbreds have bad feet, it’s just the way it is.” Meanwhile, this is what TB feet can look like when they’re comfortable, on a consistent 4 week cycle with a mineral balanced diet 😍 p.s- underlying metabolic conditions are part of the puzzle, of course

05/02/2025

Went to collect some composting hooves today and was surprised with this pristine hoof capsule! It’s gorgeous, so many details intact. And yes, I’m going to try to preserve it too! A real treat for this hoof nerd.

12/13/2024

It's here 🎉🎉

My e-book "A Trimmer's Guide to Horse Training" is going live today. If you follow the blog, you can read the whole first chapter for free right now!

https://hmhorsemanship.com/products

https://hmhorsemanship.com/blog-post-modern-horsemanship

12/09/2024

When they're aging in reverse 😍

Jack is back on the feed, because he just keeps blowing me away with his capacity for improvement! This older guy had pretty low and under-run heels when I first started trimming him in February of this year. Less than a year later, we've gotten those heels under him, and it's created a cascade of changes in his whole body! The flaring on the lateral heel is particularly interesting, since I didn't ever really do anything to try to "fix it". I gave him a balanced trim every four weeks, his owner got him in some padded hoof boots, and he did the rest! It's a good potential example of how excess unworn hoof tissue or an imbalanced trim can create leverage which leads to distortion over time.

I'm excited to see the changes in his body too. You can see a bit of a contraction along his top line in March. He's using tension in his neck to hold himself up. He tended to stand "over" his front legs, something I see a lot accompanying long toes. In the recent photo, he just looks so much softer. His front legs fall perpendicular to his body, the dip in front of his wither has softened significantly, and his wither has come up a bit so that he looks more squarely balanced over his limbs instead of pushed out over the front. You'd hardly know he was a senior citizen!

12/06/2024

This week on the blog, my hot take on choosing a boarding barn!

Also, this is the LAST WEEK to preorder my book "A Trimmer's Guide to Horse Training" at the discounted price before I publish it on Dec 13. Next Friday my blog subscribers will get to see the whole first chapter 👀

https://hmhorsemanship.com/blog-post-modern-horsemanship

11/25/2024

Post-Modern Horsemanship..

I struggle with social media. I hate being subject to the algorithm, I hate seeing peers lose access to their accounts and lose years of hard work. So I'm going old-school! I'm moving my writings over to a blog format, to better control my own content and create a space that feels a little more manageable. I'll still be here letting you know what's happening, but if you enjoy my more in-depth writing it'll be on the blog!

It's free, I only ask that you sign up. I've called it "post-modern horsemanship", because that's what my work feels like now. I've pursued so much education and have learned a staggering amount about horses and horsemanship. Given what I know now, the big question looming in my mind is...what now? Where do we go from here? How do we change the industry in a way that honors horses and our work with them?

This blog is going to be grittier and more raw than my social media page has been. I want to tell real stories from this industry, and let you in on the big questions I have as a professional in this space. If you've followed my work, or appreciate my thoughts, I invite you to come with me!

https://hmhorsemanship.com/blog-post-modern-horsemanship

11/18/2024

I have started doing some consulting with other hoof care pros, and it has been so much fun! Here's what Erin had to say after consults with two of her clients. If you're looking for a second opinion, or you're a pro who would like another set of eyes, reach out! I love taking the whole horse into consideration on tough cases. I travel within ~ 1 hour of Brevard NC, and have some remote options in the works.

11/11/2024

A happy update for this OTTB rescue who’s had me scratching my head for the last 8 months. The first photo was our first appointment. This was perhaps the most distorted foot I’d seen yet, and the last 8 months I’ve thrown everything I know into getting this mare to hold onto her foot. As you can see in the second photo, it seemed like her hoof just crumbled no matter what I did. I put her back into glue ones that first day, then we transitioned her to cloud boots, and there was a cycle in casts as well. She was on a forage based diet.

What I *didn’t* think of when I looked at this horse was cushings. Her brilliant owner caught it, and sure enough she tested positive. I’m kicking myself in hindsight sight of course, but you can bet it’s an oversight I won’t make again! Don’t underestimate the role of underlying metabolic issues in hoof health. That diagnosis and corresponding treatment is the change from the June photo to the November one. Not much else changed. Hoof tissue has an incredible ability to heal given the opportunity. This mare has taught me so much, and I’m relieved she’s feeling better.

10/29/2024

Exciting news!!

This horse-first guide to hoof care and handling has been my passion project for over a year now. I see many horses struggle with hoof care, and I've been able to use my behavioral and physiological knowledge of the horse to help create lasting change. I want gentle, efficient handling to be accessible to every horse, owner and hoof care pro!

This guide is nearly 60 pages long, packed with training philosophy, practical techniques, exercises to help horse and practitioner succeed in hoof care, and case studies from my own trimming practice.

It's available for the discounted pre-order price of $39 until I publish it on December 13. Get it here:

https://hmhorsemanship.com/products/p/a-trimmers-guide-to-horse-training

10/15/2024

I love continuing education. It would be easy to teach a particular method, but I'm so glad I found a teacher in Ida who's guiding principle is the horse. Every foot, every trim tailored to the body it belongs to and informed by anatomy. Even if you have no aspirations to become a hoof care pro, do yourself and your horses a favor and learn from her if you get the chance. As always, it was a refreshing and inspiring weekend!

10/02/2024

I'm heartbroken for my corner of the world. I'm ok, everyone I know is ok. We got incredibly lucky that we were spared the devastation of nearby communities we know and love. Climate change is real. Community is life. People deserve support when they need it. Especially now, but every day too.

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