Natural Hoof Care

Natural Hoof Care Natural Hoof Care for Barefoot Horses and Institute for the Studying of Natural Horse Care Instructor located in Sedona, AZ

Also offering Natural Horse Boarding in Paonia, CO

08/10/2026

Simply based upon the needs of the species, you are not a suitable friend to your horse. Horses are herd animals. They evolved as a prey species and, deeply encoded in their DNA is a reliance on safety in numbers to survive against predators.

Only another horse (or pony) is a qualified fulltime companion for a horse. You, your dog, the barn cat, a goat or a rooster may have a sweet relationship with your horse but can never be a suitable replacement for another equine companion.

Horses can grow neurotic from long term isolation from other equines just as humans can when kept in solitary confinement. You may need to slowly allow your once-isolated horse to adjust to a new equine buddy before safely putting them together but eventually, it will work (!) and is a far more humane approach to keeping horses than it is to separate or isolate them. Without a buddy, your horse will be stressed or shut down even if you cannot see it.

Your horse is not the exception. đź’Ż

Please share if you can resch those we don’t. 🙏🏼

06/30/2026

The Natural Trim is a humane barefoot trim method that can be applied to every single horse on the planet - if you understand the principles involved. This does not mean that every horse on the planet will have matching hooves. That is a common misunderstanding - and is never the goal. The horse’s response to the trim is to stimulating the cells to produce more natural growth patterns - from the coronary band down to the ground - over time. It is most effective when applied to horses who are eating a reasonably natural diet and living in the most natural manner we can offer through a genuine Paddock Paradise track system. (Unless your horses have the great fortune to be living on vast acreage in the U.S. Great Basin or a similar adaptive biome. If so, you do not have to similate their natural habitat as they are in it.)

Hoof being trimmed by author and hoof care expert, Jaime Jackson. Photo by Jill Willis at the AANHCP and ISNHCP field headquarters.

06/28/2026

A Paddock Paradise track system is more than hay nets, fencing, gravel, etc. It is an attempt to keep them free of some of the most common induced conditions - including laminitis. But it is also more than this. Whether it starts out this way or evolves, it is a recognition and commitment to learning how to meet the horses’ needs - physically, mentally and emotionally because we want what is best for them.

We feed them a diet that is safe and do it in a way that allows them to thrive. We let them forge friendships and live as a herd. We strive to trim their hooves in the way that their adaptive habitat does. We make their needs and happiness a priority and sometimes, it does not matter if we ride them at all even if they are more fit and prepared than ever before.



Photo by Jill Willis

I met this OTTB for his first trim and he exceeded expectations for sweetness and outstanding behavior. He’s right on p...
05/09/2026

I met this OTTB for his first trim and he exceeded expectations for sweetness and outstanding behavior. He’s right on par with my Madhu! 🦄 I am grateful to trim such nice client horses!

04/28/2026

Why we try to eliminate access to grass in a Paddock Paradise track system explained in one sentence. “There is more grass growing on this paper I use to write this report than could be found on 100 acres of their natural habitat.” - Dr. Ric Redden, DVM (equine vet)

Accepting barefoot clients in Kingsville, Perry Hall, White Marsh, Joppatown, Fallston areas. I specialize in the Natur...
04/21/2026

Accepting barefoot clients in Kingsville, Perry Hall, White Marsh, Joppatown, Fallston areas.

I specialize in the Natural Trim as taught by Jaime Jackson with 8 years experience, which prioritizes soundness and holistic health of the whole horse, donkey, or mule.

DM me with questions.

Accepting a few barefoot horses that stand well for hoof care in the Kingsville, Perry Hall, White Marsh, and Glen Arm a...
04/02/2026

Accepting a few barefoot horses that stand well for hoof care in the Kingsville, Perry Hall, White Marsh, and Glen Arm areas of Maryland. I keep horses on a 4-6 week trim cycle.

I am interested in the holistic health of your horse, and am here to support horses to grow the healthiest hooves possible by addressing the trim, the diet, lifestyle, and horsemanship.

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2365 Stanley Steamer Drive
Baltimore, MD
86336

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
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