Resources

The following are websites with further information about natural hoof care. Included are links to other practitioners, research, businesses, and journals that support natural hoof care.

Natural Hoof Care Practitioners

www.hoofrehab.com (Pete Ramey)

www.strasserhoofcare.com (Hiltrud Strasser)

www.primechoice.com/jaime-jackson (Jaime Jackson)

www.easycareinc.com/TeskeyTrim (Dr. Tomas Teskey)

www.marthaolivo.com (Martha Olivo)

www.barefoothorse.com (Marjorie Smith)

www.equinepodiatry.net (KC LaPierre)

www.equinesoundness.com  (Claudia Garner)

Equine Positional Release (EPR)

www.eprortho.com

www.ortho-bionomy.org

Journals

www.hoofcare.com (Hoofcare & Lameness, editor – Fran Jurga)

www.lesspub.com (American Farriers Journal, editor – Frank Lessiter)

www.holistichorse.com  (The Holistic Horse, editors – Karen Tappenden & Stacey Small

www.tribeequus.com (editor - Cindy Sullivan)

www.thehorseshoof.com  (editors - James & Yvonne Welz)

www.naturalhorse.com (The Natural Horse, editor – Randi Peters)

Resources

www.holistichorsekeeping.com  (Dr. Madalyn Ward)

www.harmanyequine.com (Dr. Joyce Harman)

www.drkellon.com (Dr. Eleanor Kellon,VMD)

www.equinesciencesacademy.com

www.easycareinc.com (hoof boots and more!)

Research

www.vet.upenn.edu/labs/equinebehavior (Sue McDonnell, PhD)

www.lancasterequine.com/research (Lisa Lancaster, DVM)

www.safergrass.org  (Katherine Watts)

Books

The Sound Hoof, Horse Health from the Ground Up, Lisa Lancaster (2004) Tallgrass Publishers

Making Natural Hoof Care Work for You, Pete Ramey (2003) Star Ridge Publishing

Holistic Horsekeeping, Madalyn Ward (2006) Myriah Press

The Natural Horse, Jaime Jackson, (1992) Northland Publishing

A Practical Field Guide to Horse Behavior – The Equid Ethogram, Sue McDonnell, PhD.  (2003)

Shoeing, a necessary evil? Dr. Hiltrud Strasser, (2000) Sabine Kells, Qualicum Beach, BC

Lifetime of Soundness, Dr. Hiltrud Strasser, (2000) Sabine Kells, Qualicum Beach, BC

Articles of Interest

Florence L, McDonnell SM (2006) Hoof growth and wear of semi-feral ponies during an annual summer self-trimming period. Equine Veterinary Journal 38(7): 642-645. 

Dr. Robert Bowker: The Growth and Adaptive Capabilities of Changes in Response to Stress (21-Nov-2003) pdf file

Dr. Robert Bowker: Contrasting Structural Morphologies of 'Good’ and 'Bad’ Footed Horses (21-Nov-2003) pdf file

Dr. Tomas Teskey:  Look at Those Hooves!

Dr. Tomas Teskey:  The unfettered foot: a paradigm change for equine podiatry

Dr. Lisa Lancaster: The Equine Hoof Wall (poster) pdf file

Videos of Interest