01/14/2024
ANOTHER TRUE STORY ABOUT TRIMMING HOOVES, NOT HORSES…
If you only learn to trim using one method… this is the only method you will learn. If you believe this method is the only way to trim a horse, this is the only method you are ever likely to use. But what if there is another way to trim a hoof? What if this would better serve the needs of the horse? What if your attachment to a method is limiting your ability to help the horse, their human, and ultimately, your evolution and growth too?
For over 10 years I diligently applied a method which I now realise didn’t provide optimum health or healing for horses. I documented both hoof and body and blamed unhealthy posture on everything but the trim I IMPOSED on the hoof and horse. Don’t misunderstand me, I still helped most of the horses I trimmed, but I became unfulfilled, even frustrated and thankfully, I was still open to learn new approaches….
A friend and client introduced me to a different method, and after exploring this, I explored more approaches, which led to where I am now. I still have an open and curious mind and ask each and every horse, each and every trim, on each and every hoof, ‘can I do more to help you?’…. and to this day, I remain open to new learning…, perhapos more so than ever before!
I am both student and teacher, and recognise the value in being open minded, curious and place my own, the horses and humans highest good always at the forefront of all I do, before defending a method. I have nothing to defend, nothing to prove and nothing to be fearful of in my practice…. Tune in, trim and observe the horse with curiosity, document and discuss, and repeat…
Can you ask the same of your horses professional team members? In tention matters… if your team members intend to defend a method, this will lead to a different result than if your team members intend to only help the horse. Placing another being before ones own needs requires grace and non egotism… this isnt easy….
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