Natural Hoofcare

Gwenyth Santagate: Wholistic Consultant for Equine Caregivers, Trimmers, Veterinarians, Massage Therapists, Equine Chiropractors and other Healers.
MA, RI, CT, S. NH.
Pathological emergencies, Local Maintenance trimming, Workshops, Private Hoofcare Instruction, Distant Courses.

Recurring Lameness
Laminitis
Founder
Navicular
"Mystery" Lameness
Transitioning
Chipping, Cracking, Crumbling

White Line Disease
"Club" feet
Gait Problems
Quarter Cracks
Long Toe/"Low" Heel
AND MORE

Below are some PENZANCE NATURAL HOOFCARE ALUMNI and some who have studied privately. All are highly recommended. (list is incomplete.)

Mike Boucher, NHC1. Full Hoofcare. Goffstown, NH (603) 660-6432 mebnh@comcast.net

Jessica Goonan, NHC1., D.E.P. Equine Podiatrist, Goffstown, New Hampshire, www.thebalancedhoof.com hrsewoman @ comcast.net

Carolyn Weeks, NHCI. Maintenance Hoofcare offered in Grafton, MA areas and Cape Cod. BigT_Weeks@msn.com. Contact for professional fee schedule.
Pending NHC102 Professional Level I

Barbara Money, NHCI, NHC2, Professional Level I: Maintenance Hoofcare in RI area. bmoney9@verizon.net Contact for professional fee schedule.

Amber Mohr, NHCI, NHC2, Maintenance Hoofcare in the Wichita, KS area. barefoothooves@yahoo.com Contact for professional fee schedule.

Ashlee Wellenstein, NHCI, NHC2. Mohawk, NH area. kaidensparents2005@yahoo.com Contact for more information and fee schedule.

Ronn Baker, NHC1. http://www.freemysole.net email:pointman1rb@sbcglobal.net New York

Jenn Kalb, NHC1, NHC2. kalbja@yahoo.com , Middlebury, IN

Danny Cook, NHC1, cookscowcamp@yahoo.com, Yucca, AZ

June O'Brien, http://www.hoofinit.net, MA

Jennifer Rizzo, JenniferLRizzo@gmail.com, CA

Rodger Pyle, NHC1, rpy1200@yahoo.com, OH, http://www.ohiobarefoot.com/

Ronn Baker, NHC1, freemysole1@sbcglobal.net, NY

Kat Monaghan, NHC1, monaghankr@gmail.com, CA

Kim Gould-Wende, NHC1, ws@valornet.com,TX

Erin Celia, erin@theholistichoof.com, MA

Nicole Jory, http://www.njnaturalhoofcare.ca/ Dunkin, BC.

Dennis Manske, Portland ME

David Bond, MA, NHC1

Chris Marinin, Spencer, MA, NHC1, pending NHC2 Professional Level I

Amy Delio, NY, NHC1, NHC2 Professional Level I pending

Bruce Perkins, NH, NHC1, NHC2 Professional Level I pending

Cindy Perkins, NH, NHC1

Dawn Thompson, NH, NHC1, pending NHC2 Professional Level I

Monika Martin, NH, NHC1, pending NHC2 Professional Level

Go HERE to view a few "case histories" and trims.

A perfectly balanced hoof.

(508) 476-1317
mailto:caballus@charter.net

Corrective, Restorative and Rehabilitative & Maintenand Equine Hoof Trimming

2011 ON FARM Natural Hoofcare
10 weeks in Douglas, MA meeting every other week on Saturdays, 10 - 2 pm. Intensive immersion into the Equine Hoof with hours on LIVE hooves. NEXT COURSE BEGINNING January 14, 2012. If interested, contact Gwenyth Santagate @ caballus@charter.net

OR GO DIRECTLY TO:
NATURAL HOOFCARE 101 2011
Register NOW -- very limited space.
PENZANCE ALSO OFFERS 1 and 2 day WORKSHOPS.
(some photos HERE)

YOU CAN learn to TRIM YOUR HORSE!
click HERE!

SEE WHAT ONLINE & DISTANT COURSES ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE!

Our Online Natural Hoofcare
Certificate Courses!

10 week online course covering topics including:

-- Lifestyle of the Natural Horse
-- Feed & Nutrition of the Natural Horse
-- The Natural Trim of the
   non-pathological Hoof
-- Anatomy of the Hoof and Lower Leg
-- Natural Progressive Horse Handling
   and Safety
-- Natural & Alternative Remedies and    Treatments for the Natural Horse
-- Pathologies Pt. I and II
-- Step by step trim with video & illustrations.

COST: $150/$175 plus cost of texts (student responsible to order texts independently. PENZANCE resources and texts included in course fee.)

FOR MORE INFORMATION or to REGISTER: COURSES.

Private INTENSIVE trimming instruction is available. For further information email caballus@charter.net
or feel free to contact me by phone at:
508-476-1317
YOU CAN learn to TRIM YOUR HORSE!
click HERE!

Emergencies:

(508) 476-1317

Gwenyth Browning Jones Santagate:

Accepting limited pathological horses needing transitional,corrective and rehabilitative care and local maintenance care horses.
(see list above.)
Advising and consulting services for trimmers and farriers. Also for vets, equine massage therapists and equine chiropractors with regard to proper hoofcare as it affects Equine body work.
Workshops and Private Hoofcare Instruction.

The trimming fees shown below
effective 2011. (Please note that fees have changed)
INITIAL CONSULT, EVALUATION
& TRIM -- $85 PER HORSE.
Includes full wyholistic consult, evaluation and
set-up trim. Travel fees may be indicated. Plan for an hour to 1 1/2 hrs. for full appointment.
PATHOLOGICAL REHABILITATIVE CARE:
$75 per STD horse; $85 per Draft; $65 per mini;
plus farm call where applicable.

MAINTENANCE TRIMMING of non-pathological hooves:
$50 per std.horse
$65 PER DRAFT
$45 MINIS. (including mini Donkeys)
No added mileage fee incurred within a 10 mi radius of Douglas, MA - (must be on a regular monthly trim basis otherwise initial fees may apply).

Please call for more info.

If specialized trimming is required to maintain pathological hooves: $65 per trim STD HORSE, $75 DRAFT, $50 per mini. Removal of shoes extra.
TRAVEL FARM FEES
If you are outside the 10 mile radius of Douglas, MA a travel fee will be charged of $1.50 per mile for every mile beyond the initial 10 with a minimum farm call of $35. If there are 2 or 3 different owners, each with one or more horses at the same barn or in the same proximity, the farm fee is divided between the owners.

TRUCKING IN FOR TRIMS
By appointment only.
$75 for initial consult, eval & trim
$40 per horse for subsequent,
maintenance trims on regular schedule.
$50 for Pathological care per trim.
You are welcome to truck in to PENZANCE provided you have a Negative Coggins report that is current.
For all appointments - CASH preferred. Thank you.

REHAB BOARDING: Full board offering personal attention (wholistic diet, exercise, therapies) for maximum health restoration of your horse. Natural Hoofcare included in monthly fee. Horses accepted upon approval. Limited space.

Inquire through caballus@charter.net
or CALL (508) 476-1317

PHOTO/DISTANCE CONSULTATIONS:
$65 per consult. Includes followup evaluation. Includes markup of photos with complete written evaluation and recommendations. 2nd set of photos evaluated after trim evaluated as well. Please refer to instructions on how to take photos for evaluations below.

Please inquire caballus@charter.net for distance consults and photo consults. This is an excellent way for someone who trims his/her own horses to see if the trim is correct and/or what may need to be changed or tweaked. I also give consultations for your farrier and/or veterinarian. How to take photos can be viewed HERE.

There is also an excellent instructional page on taking photos HERE.

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If you're looking to take control of your own horses's foot health, then check out "The Penzance Horse" website. I took the beginner trimming course taught by Gwenyth Santagate, owner of Penzance and have been successfully trimming all my own horses. Gwen also came out to my farm and gave me a private 6 hour instruction first hand. From that day on I have been trimming my own, and loving every minute of it! Gwen was just full of knowledge and experience and her classes were chock full of information. She is still there for me as a support if I have any questions. I highly recommend anyone who is interested in trimming their own horses to take the online course that Penzance offers. It was very reasonably priced and absolutely worth every penny. In the 9 months that I have been trimming I have saved literally thousands of dollars and I just love the convenience of trimming when I want, not having to wait for blacksmiths to arrive, and making sure that all four feet are truly balanced. I only wish that I had found Gwen years ago. I have a warmblood who was given to me who is a retired Prix St. George dressage horse who was dead lame at the trot. After 2 years of supplements, resting him, trying different shoes, I decided to pull his shoes and go with the Natural Trim. He is now 100% sound! I transtitioned him with the Easy BooT Glove and never missed a ride! He is now ridden barefoot and I couldn't be happier! Good luck and I hope you start your new year out with bare, natural, healthy horse feet! ~Sue Keith, Silver Rock Farm, Rehoboth, MA
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Hi Gwen,
Just had to write you a quick note to let you know that I rode "N" today at Borderland State Park and he was AWESOME!!! He was 100% sound, no head bob at all. He was light and very forward and just wanted to go. We did extended trots and cantered all the fields. I'm still on a high! This is the first time in 3 years of owning him that he was this sound. I just wanted to thank you so much for doing what you do and for spreading your knowledge. Will you ever know how many horses you have "saved" from a life of pain. And to think that they (vets & univ. equine employees) couldn't figure out "N's" lameness. Shame on them and lucky me!! Hopefully "N" and I will enjoy many many more years together in the woods and fields. Thank you, thank you. -- Sue, MA

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Thanks, Gwen, for coming down and working with us. I'm very pleased, so far, with what I saw Friday. I can have a tendency to be - oh, how shall we say....a little retentive. So it was very nice for me to see you being so fussy. My last farrier would spend about fifteen minutes on him; nip, scrape, file, done.

I particularly liked to see how you handled him -- that you took the liberty of correcting him, as you saw fit -- and the manner in which you did so...hopefully, I can pick-up a thing or two from you while we're at it!

WIsh I could afford you to come fix all the horses down there!! --Kerry, RI

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