PENZANCE Progressive Natural Hoofcare
Providing transitional and remedial Natural Barefoot Hoofcare
Gwenyth Browning Jones Santagate, Natural Hoofcare Provider & Trainer
Serving Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut
508.476.1317

CASE 1:  Vet Dx Navicular of 9 year old QH. Bar shoes prescribed and improved lameness for a few weeks after which time horse returned to worse lameness than indicated before remedial shoeing. Px was poor and little hope of restoration was given to the owner.  Owner made decision to pull the shoes to see if hooves could be remediated barefoot. Hooves shown on left in shoes. Hooves on right after initial trim. Progress: in 4 weeks horse was going at all gaits with no indications of lameness and back into undersaddle in arena and on New England trails totally barefoot. Presently being ridden 3 - 4 times a week. Hoof depicted: Right Front.
before natural trim after initial barefoot trim
before barefoot trim after initial trim

CASE 2:  23 year old QH mare. In shoes all of her life. Hoof shown is Right Front.  Horse exhibited 100% soundness after trim while being walked and trotting up and down a gravel driveway and then out in field at liberty.  Progress report:  Horse remains sound at all gaits 4 weeks after initial trim.

before natural trim after initial natural trim

CASE 3:  Another aged mare, 25 year old Appendix QH, in shoes most of her life. Owner wanted to see if her mare would benefit from natural trim as she was displeased with hoof quality. Shoes were removed by farrier 2 days prior to PENZANCE Progressive Natural Hoofcare initial trim.
before natural trim after initial trim
AFTER INITIAL TRIM:
immediately after trim in pasture		 after initial trim
Nice, long strides and tracking up straight. No evidence of sore hooves after having shoes removed just 2 days prior.

Other Case Histories can be found HERE.

If you are considering removing your horse's shoes or if you have a horse that has been diagnosed with Navicular, Laminitis, Founder, White Line Disease, Long Toe/Low Heel Syndrome, Ringbone, Pedal Osteitis, Sidebone or other hoof-related pathology, please call a knowlegeable, experienced hoof care provider near you (see our links section) before making any further solid decisions. Mother Nature has provided all the means for sound, healthy hooves and we, at PENZANCE, fully believe that Mother Nature CAN remediate these man-made conditions with proper care of the hooves and natural equine husbandry.

PENZANCE offers both on farm and off farm corrective, restorative and rehabilitative natural hoofcare. PENZANCE also offers remedial and rehabilitation boarding. Please call for availability of present accomodations for your horse. We are located in Douglas, Massachusetts, right at the connecting borders of MA, CT and RI.  Tel: 508-476-1317 or email: naturalhoofcare@yahoo.com.

 
"But ask the animals, now, and they shall teach you..."-- Job 12:7-10 

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