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I must admit what I know about this subject is very limited

But my one incounter with someone getting started in that

was very negative and totally turned me off,she was a very

nice neighber with 2 TWH .Someone local got her interested

in the barefoot trim and she attended several clinics. My shoer

was also talked into attenting one as the place the clinic wasbeing held

was also hosting it and they wanted to have him learn so he would

continue to be their shoer,he did and was so upset after first day

he would not go the second day,he brought me the papers they

passed  out,now I don't know if they are all like this but in essence

in was like a religion,came right out and said if your horse could not

travel sound after 6 months of work on getting him a justed he should

just be set free of this world and go to a better place, my neighbor was

busy for weeks walking her horse up and down her drive way,told to put

rocks in his stall and all around his water trough,now I was sick watching

this horse in severe pain!! couldn't hardly walk ,I fed for them quite often

I was told to throw their hay way far away from their water so they would

have to walk across the rocks to get to water, I refused." Told her no way

would I be responsible if her horses should colic or something by not going

for water as they were in such pain till they were desperate for water. I will

admit one horse was not in as much pain as the other. Still it was very painful

to watch. Also don't know how they would save money,they were being charged

65.00 a trim. Again Im not saying it couldn't work for some ,put personally I could

not put myself or horse tru that, Some will go for anything if they hear it is NATURAL.

Reminds me of the man who would eat only NATURAL food,he died of NATRUAL causes.

 

Dolly DeCair