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Where are James & Yvonne Welz? After a couple year break from the limelight, expect to see us return very soon! We are hard at work on website rebuilds, courses, and educational programs! Pardon our rusty "retro" website while we work on all things barefoot, for the love of the horse! We promise it will be worth the wait!

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The Horse's Hoof Magazine FALL FINALE 2020-Issue 80
20th Anniversary Special Edition!
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Released on October 1st, 2020 - 92 pages!
–From the Editor: Barefoot: A Twenty-Year Long “Overnight Success” Story
–100 Barefoot Monkeys! by Carole Herder
–Where Barefoot & Bitless Can Lead by Cynthia Cooper
–The State of the Barefoot Movement Right Now An Interview with Dave Macdonald
–Satsanga – Give Thanks, We are Part of Something by Jen Clingly
–Everything You Need to Know - 20 Years of The Horse’s Hoof by Tomas Teskey D.V.M.
–Keeping the Faith by Neal Valk, DVM, DACVS
–In the Beginning by Steve Hebrock
–Warning: Learning to trim hooves may end up changing your entire life! by Sabine Kells
–"I like my horse, but I don’t respect his needs!" by Hiltrud Strasser, Dr. med. vet., PhD
–Barefoot, Looking Back 20 Years by Thorsten Kaiser
–Teach the Teacher by Dave Fitton
–Trends in Barefoot Hoofcare Over the Last 20 Years by Gwenyth Browning Jones Santagate
–The Darker Side of Barehoof Care Evolution and The Paradigm Shift? by Carola Adolf
–HORSE-TO-MAN: An Urgent Message by Robert Cook
–Not the Homecoming I Had Hoped for: Laminitis by Anna Twinney
–Tuffy: End of an Era by Jenny Edwards
–Harley’s Story: EPM and DSLD by Sarah Langham
–Reno, the Horse That Started It All by Cindy “Hawk” Sullivan
–New Horse, New Rasp, New Camera, New Outlook! by Erin Wiggins
–The Legacy Of Rosie O’Pony by Susanella Noble
–WHEN WE FAIL AND WHY - Failure leads us to success by Linda Fullmer
–No Agenda Time – Join Up Without a Round Pen by Joe Camp
–What I Have Learned by James Welz
–Publisher of The Horse’s Hoof Joins Team Cavallo
–The Horse’s Hoof 20 Year Index: September 2000 - October 2020

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Welcome to The Horse's Hoof, News for Barefoot Horse and Hoof Care
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The Horse’s Hoof Magazine is a 20 YEAR collection of quarterly magazine issues that focus on barefoot, bitless, better horse care, and compassionate training methods. Each issue is filled with a wide variety of horse care and hoof care articles, covering barefoot trimming methods, health, diet & nutrition, hoof boots & protection, bitless riding and training, science based training methods, equine behavior, inspirational stories, and so much more!!! It’s a way of life!!! Click here for more details: The Horse's Hoof Magazine Issue Contents 1-80 and ALL ACCESS PASS!

Barefoot hoofcare is a young, developing art and science. There is so much ahead to discover. After over 25+ years of hoof study, the leading hoof researcher in the U.S., Dr. Robert Bowker, says, "There is so much that we still don't know about the hoof!"

For more introductory barefoot info, we highly recommend Joe Camp's website thesoulofahorse.com and his books, especially The Soul of a Horse — Life Lessons from the Herd and Horses & Stress – Eliminating the Root Cause of Most Health, Hoof and Behavior Problems.

A Timeline of the Barefoot Movement by Yvonne Welz from The Horse's Hoof Issue 50
Using the archived files of THH, a detailed outline of barefoot events over this past 15 years is constructed--for the first time ever!
Yvonne writes, "This is NOT a complete history by any means, but just some of the more important points along the way of this past 15 years of the Barefoot Movement. I hope that after reading this document, you now realize just how newly developed the barefoot movement really is. And how we are ALL responsible for making history, at this very moment!"

50th Issue Retrospective from The Horse's Hoof Issue 50
(This is a huge article!! An extensive look back at the barefoot movement from many different points of view!)
by Yvonne Welz and 15 famous barefoot advocates: Dr. Hiltrud Strasser, Dr. Robert Bowker, Dr. Robert Cook, Pete Ramey, Cindy Sullivan, Gretchen Fathauer, Cheryl Henderson, Sabine Kells, Claudia Garner, Greg Sokoloski, Darolyn Butler, Garrett Ford, Carole Herder, Joe Camp, and James Welz

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Yvonne Welz is now an Associate Trainer with the World Bitless Association! This fantastic group promotes bitless and kinder, better training methods. Includes LIMA (Least Invasive Minimally Aversive) principles, positive reinforcement methods, and Equitation Science.

Heart to Hoof Horsemanship is a leading riding instructor in the Queen Creek, AZ riding instructors directory on NewHorse.com.

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James Welz, Phoenix, Arizona EMAIL: jim @ thehorseshoof.com - PHONE: 623-935-1823 - Click here for James' webpage - www.facebook.com/WelzHoofcareBarefoot hoofcare professional, trimming since 1999, special interest in creating the healthy hoof in the domestic horse. Over 18 years full-time trimming experience with hundreds of barefoot horses (200+ horses per month). Innovative techniques and method developed for barefoot success, with inspiration from the wild horse - but with attention paid to details that make his trim unique. Many satisfied customers and healthy-hooved horses trimmed for years. Easyboot Gloves fitting available for trimming clients. Please see Hoof Help Online for all the details about the Welz System of trimming! Trim training available for horseowners and local members of Hoof Help Online. European Certified in Hoof Orthopedics in 2001. Technical Editor, The Horse's Hoof Magazine and owner/developer of Hoof Help Online. Located in Queen Creek/San Tan Valley, but covering all of Phoenix Metro area.

James Welz, Barefoot Hoofcare Professional is a leading farrier in the Queen Creek, AZ farriers directory on NewHorse.com.

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The Horse’s Hoof Magazine is a 20 YEAR collection of quarterly magazine issues that focus on barefoot, bitless, better horse care, and compassionate training methods. Each issue is filled with a wide variety of horse care and hoof care articles, covering barefoot trimming methods, health, diet & nutrition, hoof boots & protection, bitless riding and training, science based training methods, equine behavior, inspirational stories, and so much more!!! It’s a way of life!!! Click here for more details: The Horse's Hoof Magazine Issue Contents 1-80 and ALL ACCESS PASS!

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