Barefoot News is a unique FREE monthly e-newsletter that began in April 2023. Every month, this e-newsletter updates you on the latest and greatest happenings within the barefoot hoof world. We try to link together our beautiful community of passionate, inspired horse lovers. As always, The Horse’s Hoof is a centered, balanced place where we can find common ground, as we continue to learn and rise to the challenges of caring for our barefoot horses. The Horse’s Hoof is for barefoot horse owners, barefoot hoof care professionals and everyone that adores horses and their hooves!

June 2025 Barefoot News
• Hooves of a Wild One: Remembering Echo • “A Timeline of the Barefoot Movement” Translated into Español! • Barefoot for Show Horses • 2024 Study on Barefoot Methodology • June Cavallo Boot Giveaway • New Website Rebuild “The Horse’s Hoof” – Coming SOON!
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsjune-2025

May 2025 Barefoot News
• Wise Trimming Tips from Cynthia Cooper • Holistic Farrier Nick Hill Shows How to Trim a Hoof! • Vaccines, Dewormers, and other Drugs have Risks • Recognizing the Relevance of Iron to Hoof Quality • A Hoof Boot just for Donkeys! • Happy Birthday Timely and Belle!
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsmay-2025 

April 2025 Barefoot News
• Blaine St Peter: Sharing Barefoot Wisdom • Trimming at Mustang Mission • Joe & Kathleen Camp’s The Soul of a Horse Website • Interview with Holistic Vet Dr. Karen Becker • Emma Massingale: Friendship & Freedom • Join the Cavallo Associate Sellers’ Program • The Horse’s Hoof Website Story
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsapril-2025

March 2025 Barefoot News
• Rehabbing Dropped Fetlocks and Negative Plantar Angles • Dental Work and Insulin Resistance • Trimming an OTTB Mare with Thin Soles • Semi-Feral versus Stabled Horses’ Hoof Health • Mystery Celebrity in Need of Cavallo Hoof Boots • March Cavallo Boot Giveaway • That Spring Thing
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsmarch-2025

February 2025 Barefoot News
• Nick Hill: Feral Horse Cadaver, Can we fix it? Should we fix it? • Take a Ride with Darolyn Butler! • Dr. Robert Cook critiques “Horses and the Science of Harmony” • Cavallo Sponsors 100 New PHCP Members! • Do Hay Nets Harm Your Horse’s Teeth?  • 3 Steps to Optimal Hoof and Horse Health
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsfebruary-2025

January 2025 Barefoot News
• Dr. Robert Bowker on Bone Loss in the Equine Foot • British Showjumping has Banned Hoof Boots • Tips for Slow Hay Feeding • Hoof Boots Highlight Beyoncé Halftime Show for 27 million Netflix Viewers! • Barefoot “Black Stallion” Dream Horse • Power of the Pony Book for Young Horselovers
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsjanuary-2025

December 2024 Barefoot News
Happy hoof holidays! • Barefoot Jumpers Rockin’ It! • Free Feeding and the Horse’s Instincts • Horse Science in a Comic Book • Dramatic Before & After Trim on High Heeled Pony • De-Stress Your Horse’s Life • December Cavallo Boot Giveaway
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsdecember-2024

November 2024 Barefoot News
• Give Thanks for the Wild Horses! • PHCP 2024 Conference Takeaways, Part 2 • Comprehensive Equine Discomfort Ethogram • Dr. Sue Dyson on Horse Hoof Health • An Intelligent Hoof Boot?! • Hoof Help Online – for Hoof Heretics!
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsnovember-2024

October 2024 Barefoot News
• Pumpkin Spice Hooves • PHCP 2024 Conference Takeaways, Part 1 • Barefoot Trimming for Donkeys • Scholarships Available for Hard Workers • Fast and Easy Hoof Trimming with a Grinder • Halloween Cavallo Boot Giveaway • A Lifetime of Soundness – for Horse and Human Alike
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsoctober-2024

September 2024 Barefoot News
• The Power of Frequent Trimming! • Wild Mustangs and Heel Height • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Dr. Robert Bowker • Do you have a Metabolic Horse? • 2024 PHCP Conference Raffle Prizes • Hoof Boots versus Metal Shoes • Horse Photos for Research!
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsseptember-2024

August 2024 Barefoot News
• Equine Welfare & Natural Horse Care • Taking Barefoot into Top Level Competition! • 2024 PHCP Conference • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Sarah Albanozzo • Dr. Robert Bowker Video Series • End of Summer Hoof Woes? • August Cavallo Boot Giveaway! • Congratulations to Mustang Mission! • Hay Feeder Height and our Horses • Beyond the Barn Podcast
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-news-august-2024

July 2024 Barefoot News
• Is There a New Trim for Laminitic Horses? • Videos: Pete Ramey on Rotation and Sinkers (Founder) • Thinking about Natural Hooves • The Realigning Trim for the Laminitic Horse • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Pete Ramey • Laminitis Help from Cavallo Hoof Boots • Barefoot in the South of France • We are Herd • Re-Thinking Equine Worms
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsjuly-2024

June 2024 Barefoot News
• There is NO Single “Correct Way” to Barefoot Trim • Barefoot Hoof Study Conference Presentation • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Jaime Jackson • Controversial Barefoot-oriented Podcast • We Are Herd – Equus Interdependence Day • Feeding Forage Free-Choice • Liberty Festival Clinicians • June Cavallo Boot Giveaway
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsjune-2024

May 2024 Barefoot News
• Barefoot Horses Sweep the FEI Jumping World Cup!!! • Barefoot and doing Grand Prix! • Barefoot Jumping with Susannah Jones • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Julien Epaillard • Must-Listen Podcast: Lockie Phillips interviews Becks Nairn • 2023 National Equine Economic Impact Study Results • Barefoot in Chile! • Liberty Festival
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsmay-2024

April 2024 Barefoot News
• Happy 1 Year Anniversary! • Thank you, Joe Camp • New Barefoot Hoof Study Published • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Nick Hill • Hay Net Study for Dental Health and Bodyweight • The Study of the Equine Hoof • Cavallo Hoof Boots at Equine Affaire & April Boot Giveaway!
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-news-april-2024

March 2024 Barefoot News
• Why There’s No Such Thing as a “Natural Trim” • PHCP Conference • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Joe Camp • Navicular Guide from The Humble Hoof • A Bit of a Problem in Equine Welfare • J&S Hex Hack – Bitless • Barefoot Resource: Equinextion
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsmarch-2024

February 2024 Barefoot News
• Dr. Bowker: The long toe is the #1 problem with the horse’s foot! • Barefoot Trimming for Horses: Benefits for the Hoof • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Lacy Stormes • “Go Barefoot Horse” • Horse Sports’ Options: To ban, or be banned by Dr. Cook • Swedish Study of Barefoot Hoof Quality • Great Prizes for Readers of Barefoot News
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsfebruary-2024

January 2024 Barefoot News
• Bowker on Blood Flow through the Equine Foot • Cumberland Island Wild Horses Update • Askel Vibe, AWCF: How to Approach Shod vs. Barefoot in High Performance Horses • Going to Barefoot School, Part 3! • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Neal Valk, DVM, DACVS • Keeping Horses Warm Naturally • Barefoot Transition Video Series
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsjanuary-2024

December 2023 Barefoot News
• Vive la différence! • Dr. Robert Bowker Webinars • Going to Barefoot School, Part 2! • Booted & Bridleless Viral Photo • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Bruce Nock of Liberated Horsemanship • Ashtray Hoof in an Antique Store!
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsdecember-2023

November 2023 Barefoot News
• Going to Barefoot School! Listing of educational opportunities • Barefoot Rock Stars! • “The Other 23 Hours: Reform Stalling Practices” • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Jaime Jackson • “Healthier Afoot” • Peer-reviewed Study about Equine Welfare in Equestrian Sports • Laminitis Podcast 
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsnovember-2023

October 2023 Barefoot News
• Barefoot Jumping Heels Up! • Jackson-Barefoot Movement Beginnings • Hoof Anatomy Treasure Chest  • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Dr. Robert Bowker • Canadian Hoof Care Conference is a hit! • ECIR-Trimming the Laminitic Horse • Vet Industry in Crisis • Hope for the Sweet Itch Horse • Sponsored by Hoof Help Online
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-newsoctober-2023

September 2023 Barefoot News
• Barefoot Popularity versus Hoof Health? • Natural Horse Care Guide • Learning Hoof Care • Paddock Paradise in the Netherlands • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Yvonne Welz • Why horses should go barefoot, in 200 words or less! • Tribe Equus • The Barefoot Study
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-news-september-2023

August 2023 Barefoot News
• Simple Truths about Barefoot Horse Care • Hoof Help Online Livestream Launch Party! • Equine Trailblazer Dr. Robert Cook • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Pete Ramey • Hoof Capsule and Hoof Health • Barefoot Harness Racing
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-news-august-2023

July 2023 Barefoot News
• The Relevance of the Wild Horse Model • Improve your Horse’s Barefoot Success • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Ten Year Predictions from Darolyn Butler • What is Co-Trimming? • Hoof Help Online Update!
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-news-july-2023

June 2023 Barefoot News
• Barefoot Sport Horses • The Evolution in Whole-Horse Soundness • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Dr. Tomas Teskey • The Horse’s Hoof in Doctoral Thesis • The Story of The Horse’s Hoof and Hoof Help Online
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-news-june-2023

May 2023 Barefoot News
• Shod versus Bare? • Barefoot Study from the European island country of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea! • A listing of Barefoot Hoof Studies • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Dr. Hilary Clayton • Save Cumberland Island’s Wild Horses! • What is Go Team Barefoot?
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-news-may-2023

April 2023 Barefoot News
• Barefoot Horses reign supreme at the FEI Jumping World Cup Finals! • Barefoot Research from Sweden! • Barefoot Quote of the Month: Dr. Robert Bowker • Hoof Researcher Lindsey Field • The Evolution in Whole-Horse Soundness Conference • Laminitis 2 Webinar with Dr. Simon Curtis
https://mailchi.mp/thehorseshoof/the-horses-hoof-barefoot-news-april-2023

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The goal of James & I, from the time we first began down the barefoot path, has simply been to share our information and resources, and to help others! This is not about gurus or trademarked methods, or who is “right” and who is “wrong” – this is about coming together in unity to share ideas and experiences. We are all unique, we have different horses and different situations, and there is so much to learn FROM EACH OTHER!

The Horse’s Hoof has been a cheerleader for the entire barefoot movement since 2000. Hoof Help Online, an online membership site that we created in 2011 for James to share his life’s work with others, is a place where you can receive direct input from us. Both these platforms work together to provide a welcoming place where barefoot enthusiasts can stand on common ground. We can provide crucial support for anyone interested in learning about barefoot horse care.

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