The Natural Trim: Principles and Practice

by James Jackson

Overview

Using the tough, polished-looking hooves of the Great Basin mustang as the picture perfect model of health and soundness, wild horse expert and veteran hoof care professional, Jaime Jackson, discovered he could consistently stimulate natural growth patterns in the hooves of domestic horses simply by mimicking the natural wear patterns of these wild, free-roaming equines. Rooted in the fundamental laws of nature, these Guidelines use elements of math, science, art and common sense to provide exact trimming and measuring instructions--and get excellent results!

• Identifying and mimicking key natural wear patterns to generate naturally shaped hooves.
• Never "soring" or over-trimming any hoof.
• Why a corrective trim--isn't!
• Trimming in harmony with a horse's natural break-over, conformation, and gaits.
• Trimming laminitic hooves or a club foot.
• Activating key structures to stimulate growth in over-shortened or 'invaded' hoof capsules.
• Restoring "run under" and "slipper toe" hooves to their natural shapes and angles.
• Taking precise angle and length measurements.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780984839902
Publisher:	James Jackson Publishing
Publication date:	04/01/2019
Pages:	334
Sales rank:	1,103,040
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword by Jill Willis i

Author’s Preface x

Part I: Principles

Introduction to Part I. What is natural hoof care (NHC)? 13

1 The perfectly natural hoof 31

2 The Four Pillars of NHC 39

3 Major Structures of the Horse's Foot 53

4 Wear Characteristics of the Naturally Shaped Hoof 65

5 What Is a Natural Trim? 83

6 The Healing Angle (H°) and Other Critical Measurements 97

7 Hoof Form and Function 127

Part II: Practice

Introduction to Part 2. Readying Ourselves to Trim 159

8 Trimming the Biodynamically Balanced Hoof 177

9 Trimming the Laminitic Hoof 195

10 Trimming the Laminitic Hoof with Dropped Sole 223

11 Trimming the Clubfoot 235

12 Trimming the Wry Foot 255

13 Trimming the Bull-nosed Foot 275

14 Trimming the Donkey (Burro) and Mule 285

15 Notching the Hoof 289

16 Shoe Pulling 295

Image Credits 304

Bibliography 306

Chapter 6 Quiz —Importance of Measuring 307

Chapter 6 Quiz Key 308

NHC Tools and Equipment 310

Glossary of NHC Terms 316

Become A Natural Hoof Care Practitioner 321

About the Author 322

Editorial Reviews

"I can only say that this is a great work! Deep, extensive and so well articulated. As any art that first needs some study through the principles and then practice, this book does it all. Moreover, it is a Jaime Jackson life long journey in NHC. Very precious..." -- Dario Arcamone "Certifiied Natural Hoof Care Instructor & Professor, American University in Florence, Italy"

"This book should be bought by anyone involved with equines in any way, across all disciplines and care, no matter what their point of view, I think it is one of the most important books written on equine care to date and is deserving of everyones full attention!" -- Dominic "Nick" Hill, Natural Hoof Care Practitoner "Submitted on Facebook"

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