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We just got done from a 5 mile ride in the new snazzy red simple boots. This is the first time Stormy has ever worn hoof boots. Stormy loved them and moved out beautifully. Although he is 100% sound barefoot, there is too much dangerous debris on the roads and I know his feet are…
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The latest contribution from our friend Joe Camp. I’m not a professional trainer. I do not do it for a living. But I am a student of what works. Logic and common sense to a fault, I suppose. Which lead us quite unexpectedly to the discovery that horses can develop a vocabulary. Yes vocabulary! Horses…
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Our 11 year old gelding has soft soles, and metal horse shoes were not effectively protecting his soles from the rocky terrain that we trail ride in. Not only was it extremely frustrating that our healthy gelding was in pain, but also that we were unable to ride. The Cavallo hoof boots have been the…
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I remember that it was an unusually chilly day for late May, because I recall the jacket I was wearing. Not so much the jacket, I suppose, as the collar. The hairs on the back of my neck were standing at full attention, and the collar was scratching at them. There was no one else…
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The latest submission from our guest blogger Joe Camp. I squealed so loud that Kathleen came racing into our study skidding half way across the room on the throw rug we’ve been meaning to toss out because it’s obviously dangerous. “What in the world is the matter??” she screeched. “It was a squeal of joy.”…
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The Conclusion of Yvonne Welz’s The Barefoot Paradigm What about differences of opinion regarding trimming? Isn’t that a controversial area? I say, vive la différence! Isn’t it wonderful that we don’t all think alike? Isn’t it great that there are so many people out there exploring this new frontier? Because while some may theorize that…
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Part two of Yvonne Welz’s The Barefoot Paradigm This definition of the Barefoot Paradigm comes directly from material authored by Dr. Hiltrud Strasser, Jaime Jackson, Pete Ramey, KC La Pierre, and flows through all the studies presented by Dr. Robert Bowker. Each of these people have inspired unique schools of thought, and yet there is…
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One of Cavallo’s favourite people is Joe Camp. You may know him as the author of the book and movie Benji; or more recently for The Soul of a Horse and The Soul of a Horse Blogged – The Journey Continues. We are so happy to be able to feature his writing on Cavallo’s blog….
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I am so grateful to my friend, Mary Sutherland, a horse trainer for 30 years and a certified Parelli instructor for 8+ years, for introducing me to Carole of Cavallo in Blanco, Texas at the “America’s Favorite Trail Horse” event. I was entry #220 and despite my horse, Tippy, starting to display some signs of…
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