Blazing a
Barefoot Trail
There's a barefoot
revolution happening!
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.
read
more about going barefoot and the
natural lifestyle