Barefoot Trimmer covering Basingstoke area

[Bedford Joy]

Can anyone recommend an exceptional Barefoot Trimmer who covers the Basingstoke area? Thinking of possibly moving my 3 TB mares to barefoot but need to discuss exactly what's involved as I understand it can take up to a year to properly make the transition.
Thank you.

 

[Clava]

I don't know any trimmers, but you may get some suggestions on here... http://phoenixhorse.myfastforum.org/index.php

 

[aconite20]

Here's a list of UK practitioners from the Natural Hoof Care Practitioners web-site. Hope you find it useful.

http://www.uknhcp.org.uk/uknhcpqualifiedpractitioners.html

The barefoot horse is the way to go. I spent time in Wyoming working on a cattle ranch and all the horses are barefoot. We could spend 6 hours a day in the saddle in the mountains with no problem. They all had their hooves lightly rasped once a month to maintain shape.