Ready to learn about hooves?

This short course gives you an introduction to improving your horse’s hoof health and gives you a thorough breakdown of thrush and the holistic, effective treatment thereof, to help you achieve great hoof health for your horse. Basic, yet extremely important concepts of soft tissue compression, trim schedules, and barefoot vs shoes are discussed in this course to give you a really good understanding of what impacts hoof health. There is also an entire module dedicated to the common, yet frustrating problem of thrush which most horse owners deal with on a regular basis. Here I help you recognize thrush before it becomes severe, discuss the most important factors that play a role in how quickly it develops in the hooves and give you a 4-step treatment plan on how to overcome and beat it.

  • Learn why it's important to look at hooves and how it affects the rest of your horse's life

  • Learn about the most important factors that contributes to thrush

  • Learn basic anatomy of the hoof and the difference between what is healthy and what is not

  • Have common questions about hooves answered and have the opportunity to ask your own

What others are saying

5 star rating

Review of the free course material

Katey Glover

This was a great beginning insight into how there is more to hooves and hoof health than meets the eye. I understand now that the inner hoof is so important to take into account when trimming and it has encouraged me to dive in deeper.

This was a great beginning insight into how there is more to hooves and hoof health than meets the eye. I understand now that the inner hoof is so important to take into account when trimming and it has encouraged me to dive in deeper.

Read Less
Have you ever struggled with trying to get rid of thrush in your horse’s hooves? As soon as the rain comes you battle with trying to treat thrush and keep your horse’s hooves healthy. It quickly gets out of control resulting in your horse experiencing pain in the hooves and all the previous hard work of improving the hooves get destroyed in only a week or two. It can be extremely frustrating and challenging to overcome this problem, I know. Or perhaps you haven’t had to deal with thrush but want to be prepared if you ever ran into that problem. And now you just want to learn more about how you can improve your horse’s hoof health and make sure you got the basics well sorted out.

By thoroughly understanding hoof health and especially thrush and the factors that affect it, you can save a lot of time and money, perhaps even going from a horse who needs daily treatments to one who only requires a treatment once a week. Hoof health is one of the foundations of helping your horse thrive in his everyday life, and without healthy, well-functioning hooves very few horses thrive in their environment.

Come and join me in this course to enhance your knowledge, improve your horse’s hoof health, and BEAT THRUSH!

Here is what you can expect

  • 1

    The importance of good hoof health

    • Introduction

    • Looking at hoof health

    • The soft tissue inside

    • Recognising different parts of the hoof

    • Barefoot vs Shoes vs The trim

    • How often should my horse's hooves be cleaned and trimmed?

    • Learning to take great photos of the hooves

    • Differentiating between a healthy and unhealthy hoof

    • Good hoof health mini quiz
  • 2

    Getting rid of thrush for good

    • The problem of thrush

    • Does my horse have thrush?

    • The importance of the environment

    • Trimming and self-cleaning of the hoof

    • The impact of diet

    • A 4 step approach to treating thrush

    • What's next?

    • Thrush mini quiz

Course created by...

Louisa Marais

Louisa always had a love for horses from a young age and later discovered a passion for rescue horses and equine rehabilitation after she adopted two rescue horses who struggled with behavioural and physiological problems. After helping her own horses heal emotionally and physically she set out on a mission to help others who were facing the same struggles. She gained qualifications in equine psychology, myofunctional therapy and equine nutrition, and studied under professionals and researchers to expand her knowledge further. Afterwards, she founded TrulyTrust Equine where she now specialises in holistic care and rehabilitation, including barefoot hoof rehabilitation and behavioural rehabilitation. She shares that her goal is to help create a vibrant and pain-free life for horses by approaching healing holistically, and through the process helping owners and horses build a true connection and partnership with each other.