Barefoot Pioneers List
What is a Barefoot Pioneer?
A "barefoot pioneer" can be described a modern
day educator who has increased public awareness about the viable option of maintaining
sound riding horses without the use of traditional nailed-on metal shoes. There
are many fantastic barefoot authorities out there, with their numbers growing
yearly, who have dedicated themselves to spreading this knowledge of barefoot
horse care to the general horse public. The people here on our list are all
that, but much more -- they have been the leading innovators of the barefoot
movement. They have each had a totally unique presence and contribution, and
have done things that simply had never been done before. Some are barefoot trimmers,
while others are farriers, scientists, vets, or website owners. Each of these
people has, individually, had a huge impact on untold numbers of horseowners
around the world, and we thank them for what they've done for us all. They have
truly been the movers and shakers of the barefoot horse world.
(In alphabetical order:)
Robert M. Bowker VMD, PhD,
Professor of Anatomy, Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Info:
Webpage: http://pathobiology.msu.edu/people/bowker.html
Research abstracts on Dr. Lisa Lancaster's website: http://www.lancasterequine.com/research.html
Scientific paper: The Growth and Adaptive
Capabilities of Changes in Response to Stress (21-Nov-2003) pdf file
Scientific paper: Contrasting Structural
Morphologies of 'Good’ and 'Bad’ Footed Horses (21-Nov-2003) pdf
file
Press release from Michigan State Univ., Physiological
Trimming for a Healthy Equine Foot (.doc file)
Contrasting Structural Morphologies of 'Good’ and 'Bad’
Footed Horses
http://www.ivis.org/proceedings/AAEP/2003/bowker2/chapter_frm.asp?LA=1
Physiological Trimming
for a Healthy Equine Foot
NEW THEORY MAY
HELP AVOID NAVICULAR
A New Theory About
Equine Foot Physiology
Gretchen Fathauer, naturalhorsetrim.com
Info:
Website: http://www.naturalhorsetrim.com
Jaime Jackson, AANHCP
Info:
Website: http://www.primechoice.com/jaime-jackson
Home of "Star Ridge Publishing," the publisher of Jaime
Jackson's books: http://star-ridge.com
K.C. La Pierre, Institute of Equine Podiatry
Info:
Website: http://www.equinepodiatry.net
Martha Olivo, United Horsemanship
Info:
Website: http://www.marthaolivo.com
Gene Ovnicek, Natural Balance Hoofcare
Info:
Website: http://www.hopeforsoundness.com
Dr. Hiltrud Strasser, Strasser Hoofcare
Info:
Websites:
Germany http://www.hufklinik.de
North America http://www.strasserhoofcare.org
Tomas Teskey, DVM
Info:
Website: Q&A with The Vet http://easycareinc.typepad.com/ask_the_vet_tomas_teskey
, authored by Tomas Teskey, DVM. This blog is a resource for horse owners, allowing
them to ask an expert questions about natural hoofcare.
Note: There are many others out there who are barefoot authorities,
but we can't possibly list them all. Please visit our links
page for websites of more barefoot authorities.
Barefoot Associations and Organizations
American Association of Natural Hoof Care Practitioners (AANHCP)
http://www.aanhcp.net
Australian Equine Barefoot Movement (AEBM)
http://www.TheAEBM.org
Barefoot Equine Management Association (BEMA)
http://www.ibem.org.uk
United Horsemanship
http://www.unitedhorsemanship.org
More info:
Help! How do I choose a Trimming Method?
Help! How do I choose a Natural Hoofcare
Professional?
