KH Barefoot Trimming

09/04/2026

08/06/2026

I’m accepting commissions for charcoal animal portraits

9x12 head and neck
Color: $150
Black and white: $100

9x12 full body
Color: $200
Black and White: $150

Larger sizes up for discussion 🙂

07/10/2026

Miss Heyoka was an absolute angel for getting some glue on composite shoes ahead of her trail ride!

Most horses need a little introduction to the noise of the Buffy wheel but she didn’t even flick an ear in its direction when I powered it up!

06/10/2026

Welp! 31 years old is as good a time as any to pull some teeth! I was just surprised (and relieved) that only 2 needed to pop out at this time.

Buck had to rest his head in the feeder afterwards lol. He was NOT feeling thirty, flirty and fabulous.

Thank you to Dr Miller from Ft Lupton animal clinic LLC for taking good care of my boys.

05/30/2026

This sweet gelding has some hoof distortion issues that are heavily influenced by his upper body. These images are before my first trim, and after my third trim on him on six week cycle length. During his first trim with me, he had difficulty lifting his hinds back for trimming, he was much more smooth this time and didn’t need as many breaks.
The wonderful owner has been getting him bodywork, he’s been treated for ulcers, and recently started a mineral supplement.

The most notable distortion is his front left. Likely a symptom of his upper body compensation, his primary weight bearing surface of this front left hoof is the medial side- making it overly worn and forcing the whole hoof the be slanted. This distortion will take a while to totally resolve as the horse continues to get bodywork, strengths his muscles and thoracic sling, bearing weight and moving equally on his front hooves.

The hind left surprised me in how quickly it has been improving over only three appointments. As stated, he used to be very stiff and limited in lifting this hoof for trimming. At the first appointment his heels were very low and run forward. This was causing a lot of strain on the DDFT, which was tipping the coffin bone upwards and creating this “bullnose” effect to the hoof wall. Just after a few trims his heels have righted themselves up, and he has significantly more base of support in the back of his hoof.

I look forward to seeing the progress over a year.

05/11/2026

Healthy hoof trim! These hooves cleaned up real nice!

04/26/2026

This mare has come a long way in hooves. Trying to get a more supportive heel under her has been a challenge, but with the use of the Easyshoe Versa Grip, we’ve been able to make progress. In fact, we need to size down the shoe because her toes aren’t so flared anymore!

04/19/2026

Look at how the leg straightened out after removing 2” of flare