Natural Performance Hoof Care Clinic
Teaching horse owners how to build healthy, functional hooves and prevent problems through natural diet, lifestyle and corrective trimming.
2025 Clinic Dates Cost: $600 + GST
A non-refundable deposit of $300 is required to secure your spot in the clinics. An e-transfer sent to Birgitta at birgittaswh@gmail.com or Connie at connie.challice@gmail.com will hold your place.
Dates:
Three-Day Hoof Care and Trimming Clinic
May 23rd-25th, 2025
September 19th-21st, 2025
Location: Rockyview County, AB
(Cochrane area)
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Spring/Fall Week Long Clinic for Hoof Care Professional Location: Rockyview County, Cochrane, AB area
June 9th-13th, 2025
Sept 29th-Oct 3rd 2025
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If you wish to host a clinic in your area, do not hesitate to contact Birgitta or Connie.
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Clinic Objectives
A three-day introduction to Natural Performance Hoof Care.
Day 1
- Arrive at 8:30am for registration – Clinic starts at 9am
- PowerPoint Presentation on Anatomy/Functional Hooves/Lifestyle/Diet/Navicular/Founder/Laminitis will be discussed at length before lunch
- Lunch Break … bring your own, coffee/tea will be provided
- Get familiar with the tools and learn the trim on cadaver hooves from 1-5 pm
Day 2
- Review and questions
- Set up trim will be demonstrated, taking time and care to explain every step
- Begin trimming live horses with guidance and instruction
- Please note: If you cannot bring horses, there will be some available for you to trim … a fee of $75 may be charged if we need to trailer horses in for trimming. We try to avoid this scenario.
- Knives, rasps, chaps, hoof boots, hay etc. will be available to purchase
Day 3
- Review/questions answered
- Looking UP from the feet, discussions on saddle fit, sore backs/stretching will be discussed
- Trimming live horses continues
- Review/more questions
- Ending around 3pm on last day
This weekend clinic does not however, give its participants permission to trim for other people. Becoming a professional in the industry takes years of experience and learning.
- Knives,rasps,chaps, hoof boots, stands, etc will be available to purchase
- Large safe paddocks available for your horses
- Overnight camping available
- Please bring hay/water bucket for your horse
- Please ensure your horse is parasite free and healthy
- Please bring all of your trimming tools that you have, and we have cost effective tools for sale if you need them.
Cost of the three-day Introduction to NP Trimming Clinic is: $630.00
To attend lecture ONLY: Lecture cost – $63; Morning on the first day of the clinic (9am-noon); Clinic booklet an additional cost of $31.50.
To attend the first day ONLY: Lecture & cadaver trimming – $262.50.
One Day Refresher Clinics
For all previous participants who need a refresher, all clinics are open to you! Please come to one day during the scheduled clinic. This day will help close holes in your understanding.
- Location: Spirit Stone Ranch, Cochrane, AB or Indus, AB
- Cost: $250 plus gst
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