Pete Ramey's 'Making Natural Hoofcare Work for You' is the most 'accessible' trimming book I know and his DVDs are very good, but I wouldn't recommend trying to learn from a book or DVD unless you have back-up.... Anyone can do HPT courses and KC is a good teacher.

HorsesLendUsWings

have a look at applied equine podiatry site they have dvds available that eqplains the HPT method although i would advise hands on training

emms

hi, have a look at feet first. thats a good book and looks at the whole approach to barefoot horses, also check out the uknhcp website thats the uk natural hoofcare practicioners, they use methods taught by pete ramey and jaime jackson, worth a look.

plodalong

Can anyone reccomend a good book or dvd collection for how to barefoot trim?

csherrenbrueck

if anyone comes from Australia here is the Aus site for bitless bridles: http://www.nobitbridles.com/

Horsenuts

Hi i just joined! when i get a horse i am going to ride them barefoot and bitless! I will prob use the Aus company;Nobit Bridles!

Horsenuts

hi,LisaLisa, i know someone who rides in a bosal and horsehair reins.she loves it.Welcome to the group.

plodalong

I ride just for pleasure, trail rides mostly and my paint mare is bitless and barefoot. I use what is called and Indian Bossal. Its very simle, just a nylon knotted loop that fits over the nose and criss-crosses under the chin. My mare is must more responsive. Prior I just use a snaffle.

LisaLisa

Thanks for info Flicka. we just need British Dressage to allow them too..fingers crossed

horse tails

Hi horse tails- I thought you may be interested to know that the USEF (the United Sates Equestrian Federation-I think!) is proposing a rule change to allow the use of crossunder bitless bridles in dressage comps in the USA.

Flicka

What Bitless bridels does anyone use, and why ? :)

horse tails

hi flicka..i do hope B.D. do allow bitless, i ride my fella in a Dr Cooks and hes doing so well, Id love my young jocky to try dressage with him ( i havent the gut to compete at my age now ) Ive gotten a lot of stick off nasty local forum for my views and resaons for going bitles and would love to let them see him in his bitless lol Doing what they do bitted. (not that am against bits.) I just think if you can achieve bitless what you can bitted ..then why not go bitless..using the newer biltess disigned kinder bridles.

horse tails

I read somewhere that British Dressage are thinking of allowing bitless bridles in competition-has anyone else heard about it?

Flicka

All my horses go bitless or snaffled and all go barefooted. http://allthingshorse.wordpress.com

Gimme A Dream

Does any one use an E.P. for their bare foot horse.

horse tails

At my stables only one horse has a bitless bridle and that is only because she has very bad teeth

horse mad helen

Bitless, Shoeless..but not Clueless

horse tails

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