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Blazing a Barefoot Trail
Horse owners from all over the world are taking the shoes off their horses and finding them to be more athletic, more capable, more surefooted and healthier than ever. Commonplace are stories and accounts of "unsalvageable" horses who once suffered the excruciating pain of navicular disease or founder, being returned to a state of soundness, free of pain, and full of life. It's not magic, it's as simple as providing a natural diet, the appropriate environment, and proper barefoot care! In our own little corner of the world here at the Copper Caballo Ranch, our barefoot horses are proof to those who need it.
Snacktime on a rocky trail. Mijo plows over these rocks with ease. This type of terrain is what a horse's hoof was built to withstand. Getting them to this point IS POSSIBLE! Does it take time and patience to grow a hoof that's tough as nails? Sure, but the payoff is HUGE! "...we now know that steel damages horses' feet: every time, all of the time, one-hundred percent of the time, every minute that steel contacts a horse's foot, damage is being done." Dr. Tomas Teskey D.V.M.
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Copper Caballo Ranch is a small Natural Boarding facility in Queen Creek, Arizona focusing on holistic horse management, and specializing in barefoot hoof conditioning for the trail horse.
Think Outside the Stall "Without constant motion, the circulatory system will function below average, and regions of the body receive inadequate supplies of blood, leading to any of a variety of health problems. It reduces bone density in adults, and in foals it prevents the entire body from developing properly, from hooves to lungs. Prolonged standing also results in improper hoof growth and function, hoof deformation, and conformational flaws." Dr. Hiltrud Strasser, author of A Lifetime of Soundness.
We would like to thank Kim Getz of the
Arizona Republic for choosing our humble ranch
in an upcoming article about Natural
Horsekeeping! It is an honor and a joy to share
our incredible passion with people, and we are
immensely grateful to have the opportunity to do
so. Watch for a link coming very soon!
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