Valuable information and links to help you restore your horse to good health.

Valuable Information & Links

Horse receiving natural hoof care trimming

Healthy shoeless horse

You’ll find Heel First Landings to be an invaluable source of information about providing a healthy comfortable, natural lifestyle for your horse, no matter what breed or what the horse is used for.

Learn how your horse can achieve new levels of performance with natural hoof care.

•	Heel First Landings blog
•	Article: Glossary of Horse Hoof Anatomy
•	Article: Hoof Abscesses and Treatments
•	Article: How a Farrier Pasture Trim Differs from a Natural Trim
•	Article: How Your Horse’s Hooves Work and Function
•	Article: Top 10 Questions asked by Horse Owners Considering Barefoot Soundness for Their Horses
•	Article: When It Comes To Good Health, Wild Horses Point the Way
•	Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
•	See how natural hoof care is changing lives
•	Events: Attend a natural hoof care clinic by Pat Wagner
•	Hoof care philosophy calls for going barefoot, article featuring Pat Wagner in the "Capital Press, The West's Ag website"

Links

Hoof Care Websites

•	American Hoof Association, an organization of peer-reviewed hoof care professionals offering progressive, preventative and rehabilitative services, education and information.
•	Easycare, Inc., The Glove Boot by Easycare, Inc. is proving to be one of the top boots available today. The Glove is slim fitting and provides a great performance on the trail as well as easy application and removal.
•	Lancaster Equine, Dr. Lisa Lancaster's website; author of The Sound Hoof. Interesting hoof research findings.
•	Pete Ramey, leading natural hoof care practitioner.
•	Robert Bowker, VMD, PhD, Equine Foot Laboratory at Michigan State University presents interesting horse hoof research findings.
•	The Swedish Hoof School, for hoof care and diet information by Ove Lind, clinician and specialist in natural the hoofcare field.

More Helpful Resources

•	Equine Wellness Magazine is a wealth of information on most all aspects of equine health including natural equine wellness.
•	Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Area, near Grand Junction, Colorado. The Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Area is one of only three areas in the United States set aside specifically for wild horses.
•	Parelli Natural Horsemanship has information on events, course, self-study and more.
•	Rainier Equine Hoof Recovery Center, Rich and Pat Wagner's hoof rehabilitation facility and "how to" hoof trimming DVD - "Discovering Your Horses' Natural Hooves: How to Trim the Barefoot Horse."
•	Richard Vetter, DVM, Performance Equine Dentistry, foremost equine dentist in the Pacific Northwest.

Recommended Resources

•	"The Sound Hoof: Horse Health from the Ground Up" by Lisa Simmons Lancaster
•	"Making Natural Hoofcare Work for You" by Pete Ramey
•	“Under the Horse”, DVD program by Pete Ramey

Natural hoof care often restores unhealthy hooves to soundness and good health within a few months.

Natural Hoof Trimming | Success Stories

Specializing in Horses with Hoof Pathology and Lameness Issues

Pat Wagner, AHA Member and AANHCP Certified
Rehabilitative Hoof Specialist/Clinician
Rainier, Washington
Phone: 360-446-8699 Cell: 360-790-4181

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