Natural hoof care for horse owners
with Dermot Mc Court,
Clare island, Co Mayo, 11th - 12th September 2010
This two day
workshops will introduce the basic theory and practice of natural hoof
care.
This is a pratical workshop which will include a lot of hands on work
with real horses! It is therefore only suitable for horse owners and
people who regularly work with horses .
This course will cover the basic theory and practice of barefoot
trimming, and by the end of the course, participants will be able to do
a maintenance trim.
Barefoot trimming is not merely taking the shoes off the horse, it is
preparing the foot to return to the state that would be produced in a
horse in the wild.
Domestication has meant that the horse's hoof is not subjected to the
wear and tear that actually maintains the foot in it's natural state.
When the foot is prepared to mimic the natural state - the hoof is able
to withstand work on almost any terrain, without shoes!
For more information about barefoot trimming, you can look at the
following links:
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A barefoot hoof, doing road work daily |
Trainer
Dermot McCourt is a remedial equine podiatrist, who has worked and
trained in Saudi Arabia and also with several AANHCP
practitioners in the United States. He started working with traditional
farriery methods, but his career developed to working with severe foot
problems - correcting damage to return horses to being sound.
Dermot now specialises in barefoot trimming, particularly to alleviate
and cure navicular syndrome and laminitis. For more details, see his
website, hoofsculpture.com.
Cost is 180 euros (non residential). Accommmodation available at the
farm if required, contact us.
If you are
interested in this course, we recommend you book early, as
number is limited to 12 participants.
Booking
Sorry, this course is now booked out. For information about further Natural hoof care courses, please contact:
Christophe Mouze
Ballytoughey
Clare Island
Co Mayo
Ireland
Phone / Fax (353) 98 25412
Mobile (353) 87.2621832
Christophe(at)ecofarm.ie
Picture from previous Natural hoofcare course with Dermot (March 2010)
For
more information about the venue, see the Macalla farm
website and the Clare
Island retreat centre website
