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 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.

Snack time 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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Phoenix's Natural Horsekeeping Experts:
      Specializing in Barefoot Hoof Transitions and       Maintenance

At Copper Caballo Ranch we offer confinement-free boarding, providing full-turnout in a well-socialized herd in an exclusively barefoot environment.

We use the pioneering principles of Natural Horsekeeping to encourage maximum movement, provide various surfaces that promote healthy barefoot hooves, and stimulate socialization and play with other horses in order to achieve a higher state of physical and mental health for every horse.

Nestled in a private setting on 1.1 acres at our new Phoenix/Paradise Valley location, we are conveniently located at the Tatum and Shea Rd. area.

We invite ALL horses, and welcome those with debilitating hoof issues such as navicular, laminitis, founder, etc.

$425 monthly board includes farrier care.

 


A Little Ranch with a BIG Mission

We're here to help change the standards of horsecare traditionally accepted by horse owners. We're here to demonstrate to farriers, boarding stables, veterinarians, equine rescue groups, trainers etc, that not only is there a better way to care for horses, but we also invite them to see it in action. Our horses deserve better than to live in cages, to have their feet bound in metal, to be isolated from others of their kind, and to be fed improperly on a daily basis. Is it scary to change? Yes! Does the horse industry need to change? Absolutely!

"It's time to stand up for our horses. We should no more force a horse to live in a cage than we should force a loved one to live in a room the size of a small bathroom. Where's the humanity in that?" -- Rebecca Herbert-Clum, author of the upcoming book Natural Horsekeeping in Action

 


Think Outside the Stall

A recent study found that horses turned out on only one acre, using non-incentivized movement strategies, move an average of three miles per day!! Stall confinement can arguably only be measured in "feet per day".

Stall confinement is severely detrimental to horses both physically and emotionally. It is an outdated and inhumane way to keep horses. We do not endorse nor use stall confinement, and we strongly believe it is not a responsible method of horsekeeping.

Human convenience and profit margins should not be determining factors in how a horse is cared for, but until horse owners cry out for progress, those limp excuses for sub-par equine stewardship will continue to be the poor standards accepted by the horse industry as a whole.

"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.

 

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