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UPDATE: I HAVE MOVED TO OWEN COUNTY INDIANA FROM VIRGINIA AS OF 10/01/21. SO I AM AVAILABLE TO TRIM IN THE MONROE AND OWEN COUNTY AREAS OF INDIANA.
My name is Natalie Cruz and I became a barefoot advocate and farrier after my Paint horse, Boomer, was diagnosed with navicular to explain his mystery lameness. The traditional, very popular farrier I was using never returned my calls when he could not keep the shoes on Boomer. So in desperation I left the shoes off and we began our barefoot journey. I contacted a local barefoot trimmer who gave me some trimming lessons and then she directed me to Pete Ramey clinics ( www.hoofrehab.com), and Martha Olivo, a local trimmer who supplied cadaver hooves for dissection so that I could gain more knowledge and expertise. I also attended clinics with Maureen Tierney who teaches the Hoof Guided Method of trimming. I now use this method exclusively as of 2018. After Boomer's successful rehabilitation to soundness which took 6 months, I began trimming horses for others in 2006. Boomer was high point adult games horse at Nokesville Horse Society in 2006 and 2007 with me aboard and he is now owned by Janine Wellington. She was high point Sr. Youth games horse in 2008 and they still compete and win as of 2009. UPDATE as of 2020: Boomer crossed the rainbow bridge at the ripe old age of 28 years old; sound for the rest of his life. RIP sweet boy.
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