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10/30/2025

Very nice!

Bodee, pulled shoes in his 20’s. 1 year of rehab trimming.

10/30/2025

Spooky!!! 😁🎃👻

10/30/2025

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10/30/2025

"There are many fields of equine endeavor that we expect our horses to perform in, and again conventional wisdom says that for most of them, horses need to be shod. That is true only if we don't want to make the effort to condition the feet through appropriate living conditions, trimming, and work regimes. The equine foot is indeed a marvel of bioengineering, and I believe that we are arrogant to think that we can improve on millions of years of evolution."

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10/30/2025

Great topic!

Today I had a very interesting zoom meeting with someone Ive not heard of before: barefoot trimmer and educator Mr Ove Lind known as "Good"

His interest in hooves started about 25 years ago when his daughter's pony lost a shoe and the farrier was not able to refit it as the horn quality was poor. The shoes were pulled and Oves daughter, who was around 11 years old at the time, continued to ride in the forest, barefoot. Now at that time, barefoot was in its infancy and after 12 weeks of forest riding, the farrier returned to fit shoes. He was astounded to see beautifully healthy feet and wanted to know more.

So here was a father who knew nothing about horse feet, asking questions and wanting answers as to why these feet sculpted themselves.

He started reading and learning and followed the teaching of Jamie Jackson one of the pioneers of the barefoot movement.

This morning I had a zoom meeting with Ove.
He had some unconventional theories about hoof anatomy and biomechanics. I admit I was challenged but I listened and heard what he had to say.

Here is the overview of that meeting:

'Lindsey and Ove discussed Ove's unconventional theories about hoof anatomy and biomechanics. Ove demonstrated his unique hoof trimming method, which involves reducing the hoof wall's weight-bearing role and redistributing load to other hoof structures.'

Oves trim is designed to reduce the load on the hoof wall and he said he has had many many horses benefit from this trim.

He said his track record for helping horses with laminitis is excellent, by reducing the load on the hoof wall, bring down heels to the hard sole and reducing the toe.

He said that this stops the wall lever forces on the toe and stops the shear and twisting forces between hoof wall and bone (The coffin bone).

The photo is one I found on Youtube and I think it was one taken when Ove was involved with the Swedish hoof school.

I understand that Dr Bowker also believes the hoof wall should not be the primary load bearer and so its not new news but I think its something I need to think about and challenge myself.

I follow science based evidence, however there is a time in the infancy of a method or an opinion, a hypothesis or a thought, that we run with it and design an experiment to test it. Test to again and again and if we get the same results with control groups and variables are controlled then we have confidence.

I wanted to share my experience with Ove and ask if you have experience with reducing the wall loading and what is the outcome?

I realise I am opening up a can of worms and that's fine.
I will ask the awkward questions and share those with you, and I hope we can have a professional discussion.

Caveat as always; Respectful discussion is welcomed.

Lindsey

10/30/2025

WOW!!! Love this!

10/29/2025

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10/28/2025

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10/28/2025

Very nice improvement via the trim!

Before & after of an extreme bullnose. After the trim, this mare was comfortable enough to stand square on this hind hoof. Without so much pull from the toe and displacement from a shallow plantar angle, the heel height can begin to develop and gain height. This mare will be able to use her limb and body more comfortably by simply orienting the hoof around the center of rotation.

10/28/2025

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