Functional Horse & Hoof
For Owners
Equipping owners with the tools they need for their horses
FUNCTIONAL TRIM - FOR OWNERS
EQUIPPING OWNERS TO DO MAINTENANCE TRIMS ON THEIR HORSES
More and more, owners can't find a reliable hoof care professional.
Hoof care professional don't show up
Hoof care professional don't call back
Local hoof care professionals can't, or won't, come to small farms
Which means...
Interrupted trim cycles
(overgrown hooves)
Missed hoof wellness checks
(opportunity for issues to be missed)
Absent piece of the horse's care team
(creates risk of injury or health disruption)
Interrupted trim cycles
(overgrown hooves)
Missed hoof wellness checks
(opportunity for issues to be missed)
Absent piece of the horse's care team
(creates risk of injury or health disruption)
We need to better equip owners to care for their equine partners
If your horse has healthy hooves, and just needs someone to keep them that way...
....that "someone" can be you.
If your horse has healthy hooves, and just needs someone to keep them that way...
....that "someone" can be you.
How we prepare you to trim your horse:
Learn the foundational knowledge needed about the equine's body, hoof, and the tools required for trimming.
A Holistic Perspective on Horse & Hoof Care
Terminology & Navigational Landmarks
Measuring the Hoof & Tool Use
Setting Up For A Successful Trim
An Intensive, in-person clinic to give you the hands-on instruction to equip you with the skills to trim your own horse.
3 days of cadaver practice
1 day of live horse practice
4 total days of hands-on instruction
Option to haul your horse in for practice
Virtual instruction and individualized feedback on the trims you're doing on your own horse.
Virtual evaluations of your trims
Option to have an instructor meet with you in-person with your horse.
How we prepare you to trim your horse:
Learn the foundational knowledge needed about the equine's body, hoof, and the tools required for trimming.
A Holistic Perspective on Horse & Hoof Care
Terminology & Navigational Landmarks
Measuring the Hoof & Tool Use
Setting Up For A Successful Trim
An Intensive, in-person clinic to give you the hands-on instruction to equip you with the skills to trim your own horse.
3 days of cadaver practice
1 day of live horse practice
4 total days of hands-on instruction
Option to haul your horse in for practice
Virtual instruction and individualized feedback on the trims you're doing on your own horse.
Virtual evaluations of your trims
Option to have an instructor meet with you in-person with your horse.
Upcoming Trainings
Each date below represents the start of a new class.
The Functional Trim for Owners
TBD
Wisconsin, USA
Are you the "right" person for this?
Prior experience isn't required. We will start your training from the very beginning, and walk you through how to do a quality, functional hoof trim.
That's great!
The process you will learn can be applied to any horse hoof that needs a maintenance trim.
You will start with learning to trim horses and ponies. You can then choose to further your training to
donkey hooves.
Your horse's hooves are an important factor in staying healthy and fit. Learning how to do maintenance trims for them can go a long way.
Tuition
Pay In-Full
$4,000
$1,000 saved
Includes all steps in training, and specified tools/materials.
Payment Plan
$265/month
for 6 months
Includes all steps in training, and specified tools/materials.
Our Trainers
Paige Wilfert
Master certified hoof care professional
Paige has always had a zest for knowledge and making a meaningful impact on the world. She was so certain about her path involving horse care that she started training with Jaime Jackson in the natural trim her senior year of high school.
Over the last 10 years, she has earned a nationwide, stellar reputation for her high caliber of work and a respected resource for equine care.
Paige's special interests are in working with people to challenge the industry norms. She's always developing her skills and tools to stay on the cutting edge of horse care, and is an advocate for holistic horse care getting the recognition and respect it deserves.
Kabryna Hanson
Certified hoof care professional & trainer
After witnessing first hand the healing potential of functional horse care, she immersed herself in education and training with the ISNHCP, Jaime Jackson, and Paige Wilfert so she could serve other horse guardians like herself.
Kabryna's special interest is in seeing horses and people enjoy each other in happiness and health - especially when that felt unattainable in the past. She understands the struggles that her community have experienced and works hard to help them using her vast experience, training, and knowledge.
Bobbi Gamaché-Arnold
Certified hoof care professional
QQWhen her heart horse developed a mass on her bone, Bobbi devoted herself in Functional Horse Care, specifically, how to use it to stop or reduce the many issues plaguing domesticated horses.
She develops her protocols from sound science, study and mentorship from experts in their field. Her approach leans heavily on the fundamentals of Functional Horse Care and from the perspective of what the horse needs, not what the human thinks they need.
Her special interests include equine GI health and hoof rehabilitation.
Our Trainers
Paige Wilfert
Master certified hoof care professional
Paige has always had a zest for knowledge and making a meaningful impact on the world. She was so certain about her path involving horse care that she started training with Jaime Jackson in the natural trim her senior year of high school.
Over the last 10 years, she has earned a nationwide, stellar reputation for her high caliber of work and a respected resource for equine care.
Paige's special interests are in working with people to challenge the industry norms. She's always developing her skills and tools to stay on the cutting edge of horse care, and is an advocate for holistic horse care getting the recognition and respect it deserves.
Kabryna Hanson
Certified hoof care professional & trainer
After witnessing first hand the healing potential of functional horse care, she immersed herself in education and training with the ISNHCP, Jaime Jackson, and Paige Wilfert so she could serve other horse guardians like herself.
Kabryna's special interest is in seeing horses and people enjoy each other in happiness and health - especially when that felt unattainable in the past. She understands the struggles that her community have experienced and works hard to help them using her vast experience, training, and knowledge.
Bobbi Gamaché-Arnold
Certified hoof care professional
When her heart horse developed a mass on her bone, Bobbi devoted herself in
Functional Horse Care, specifically, how to use it to stop or reduce the many issues plaguing domesticated horses.
She develops her protocols from sound science, study and mentorship from experts in their field. Her approach leans heavily on the fundamentals of Functional Horse Care and from the perspective of what the horse needs, not what the human thinks they need.
Her special interests include equine GI health and hoof rehabilitation.
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