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2-Day Clinic Overview
Saturday's Lecture
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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Martha will provide participants with the background necessary for coming to a
functional understanding of the Whole Horse Trim™. This overview includes a lecture
on the physiology of the hoof and hoof mechanism. She will explain how the Whole Horse
Trim™ facilitates the ability of a horse to regain and maintain soundness and why it
is that shoeing horses actually undermines soundness. Also covered in this session are
the components of natural care essential to rehabilitation and/or maintenance of barefoot
horses.
$30 to attend Saturday's lecture only.
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Saturday's Dissection and Discussion
12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Martha will demonstrate the Whole Horse Trim™ and dissect a cadaver hoof.
Participants have the opportunity to ask questions. This demonstration is designed to
facilitate a deeper understanding of hoof physiology and to demonstrate hoof mechanism.
Seeing this makes the concepts vividly clear -and indisputable - as to why it is that
horses must have a properly trimmed and maintained hooves to live lives of sound performance.
Minimum number of participants: 12
Maximum number of participants: 25
$80 to attend both Saturday's lecture and dissection.
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Sunday's All-Day Trimming Under Martha's Supervision
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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This session is designed to further the practical knowledge for students of the
Whole Horse Trim™. Participants will learn and refine their skill of the trim on
live horses. Less experienced participants may trim cadaver feet. Each participant
will trim under Martha's supervision. This session is geared for participants who
have been trimming horses.
Prerequisites: Functional knowledge of the Whole Horse Trim™.
Participants who plan to trim a live horse should have some prior trimming or
farrier experience. It is recommended others trim cadaver feet.
Participants may purchase tools at the clinic: rasp, knife, gloves
Minimum number of participants with horses/cadavers: 6
Maximum number of participants with horses/cadavers: 10
Maximum number of auditors: 15
$130 to trim a horse or cadaver under Martha's supervision
$65 to audit the session
$65 per additional horse
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