We’re so happy to say our community is spreading further into Alberta and Saskatchewan! So many passionate horse owners, it’s fantastic to see! We plan to pause our travels to Western Canada next year and spread our reach (hooves and wings ;-) ) to Eastern Canada! Lots of photos in this post so we recommend enjoying with a wifi connection and ideally on a larger screen so you can take it all in. Clinic #7 Grand Prairie, AB 2023 Horse owners in Alberta are taking control of their horse’s soundness and having great success! This year’s Alberta clinics saw 2 young students in Hoof Care ages 11 an ..read more

Another 3 clinics under our belt and more gorgeous scenery in British Columbia. Yes, the Hoof Geeks get around! Lots of photos here so best enjoyed with a wifi connection and ideally on a larger screen so you can take it all in.   Clinic #4 Campbell River, BC 2023 Another amazing Island clinic! As we drove down the familiar road we passed the location of our first clinic we had on the Island 4 years ago. “You guys teach so much more than hoof trimming! We thought we were just going to learn how to trim feet!” We always love to hear this! We also love to see new students with their keen e ..read more

Hello all you wonderful Hoof Geeks! We were excited to hit the road to BC and see our Alumni (aka Returning Hoof Geeks) and new students. Lots of photos here so best enjoyed with a wifi connection and ideally on a larger screen so you can take it all in.   Clinic #1 Grand Forks BC Awesome hostess and facility in Grand Forks — thank you Joanne Rooke for the hospitality — you are a great hostess! Although a smaller group of new students, we had the pleasure of seeing some alumni students- Carol Milner, Erin Peach, Alexandria Evans, Gabriele Gabi Mayrhofer Vetter, Roy Kyte, Taylor Jessup ..read more

   Hello fellow Hoof Geeks! We’re in a ‘old timey’ mood here this winter apparently ?. We hope you are all cozy and well and have some beautiful time with family (both fur and regular) and friends during this holiday season. We continue to be so grateful for our existing Hoof Geek family as well as our new and growing barefoot trimming/hoof health enthusiasts!   View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize In 2022 we went to 5 NEW COMMUNITIES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA including Loon Lake SK, Peachland BC, Aldergrove BC, Port Hardy BC, Sherwood Park AB and we were so ha ..read more

  Barefoot & Beaches! ❣️ Horses playing on the beach in Port Hardy, BC    Our long (but beautiful!) drive up to Port Hardy on the Northern tip of Vancouver Island was not without its rewards. When we arrived Tracy Jensen-Clare, our hostess, welcomed us to her absolutely stunning barn!  It was one that you would see on a hallmark card! Beautiful beyond words. Nothing is too good for her horses! When Christine was up in Port Hardy last year tending to some of their horses, she met with the small group of horsewomen from the community. They were o ..read more

   In 2019 we helped to empower horse owners to take control of their horses soundness throughout Western Canada. We also hosted 2 clinics in Moose Jaw SK, and in St. Andrews MB (Francine's ranch 'Second Chance Ranch'), Kindersley SK, Rosthern SK, Ninga MB and Port Alberni BC. Christine (aka Brain) is always teasing Francine (aka Pinkie) that we would take over the World one hoof at a time! “Pinkie! If we go any further west, we’ll get wet!,” said Brain! ?? Well, we did it! We made it to Port Alberni and next summer we will return with an additional clinic in Courtenay BC, so look o ..read more

At the time of this blog post, Zak is 35 years old :: All Photos on this page by Christine Tomlin Zak came to us when he was 17 years of age. Me & Zak He is a registered Egyptian Arabian. I never really liked Arabs as I thought all of them to be hyper and crazy, but Zak has made me appreciate and adore this breed! Before his life with us, he was a polo horse. He was so full of knots and carried his head so high and inverted with a hollow back he was constantly in an uncomfortable frame. When he would trot his head would fly so far back he could bang his head into the riders head. We put ..read more

   This is Christine going over some of the ins and outs of hay testing and how she's set up her morning mash routine with her horses. Keep it simple! Hay testing really does allow you to do this.   How do we balance our hay? We get our hay in the late summer and sample it, (we provide this service - see links below). This is the only way to determine what is lacking from hay - protein, minerals, omega 3 fatty acids, vitamin E etc. Once your hay has been analyzed, it needs to be sent to an equine nutritionist for mineral balancing. Once completed the list of minerals required wi ..read more

  If your horse's feet look like any of these, you have a problem. We can help!       ..read more

   As horse owners and equine podiatrists, we are often asked if we could just do one thing to ensure a lifetime of soundness to a horse what would it be. Here is the answer...   These are my 4 Quarter Horses running around exuberantly. They were trimmed and raised out in the open since birth. Trimming of these tiny hooves started at just 2 weeks of age. (Lifetime trim schedule, every 2 weeks for the first 3 months, then every 4 weeks for the rest of their life.)  There is very little to do but in foals their tiny feet have long toes and under-run heels and forward running ..read more