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People really do need to be careful and get a second opinion on how their
horses hooves look if they change to a barefoot trimmer.  For
example, once I saw some of my neighbors horses hooves just trimmed by a
barefoot trimmer, and another time by a farrier who trimmed and they just
did not look right.  I got out my measuring tools and the
discrepancies from hoof to hoof were astounding - talk about bad work, in
both cases it was unbelievably bad.  

So be sure to pay close attention, this goes whether it's a farrier or a
trimmer.  In my experience it's harder to find a good trimmer
because most don't have the more formal education or any type of
certification that farriers do.  I've seen bad farrier work but this
year at rides I've seen some of the worse trimming jobs ever.  Some
of the veterinarians in my area are kind of down on some of the trimmers
around here, for good reason.  So be sure to check references as
well.  

Even journeyman farriers have a hard time being consistent on the same
horse each time they work on them.  Check this out: 
No
two hoof trims alike.

Karen
http://www.enduranceridestuff.com