Timothy Bolton
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Hallo.
I am originally English but have lived for 28 years in the Dutch/German border area North of Maastricht and am now based in the South of France just outside Toulouse.
I have been specialised in hoof care (and general horse management) for several years now - I first started trimming for other people about 10 years ago and for the past four years I have been involved full time with horses.
I work closely with Pierre Enoff, the French specialist in equine locomotion and also with a veterinary surgeon.
Together with Enoff, I give short courses for horse owners - we both offer the same course, Enoff gives the course in French, I give it in English or Dutch.
Our basis is unlike the majority of courses which are a barefoot approach to a traditional farriers theory. We take the mystification out of hoof care by showing very clearly how locomotion is allied to the laws of physics and how biology has answered to those laws.
It is often said "you cannot learn how to trim a horse in a weekend" and essentially we would not dispute that. Certainly it is not sufficient to become a professional. However, it is more than enough to get owners started trimming their own horses - a follow-up course 6 - 9 months later works as an excellent refresher and allows people to demonstrate how they are progressing with their practical skills.
For the more experienced - or even farriers and vets, we do see them on our courses - the course gives an excellent insight into the true operation of the hoof and the general management of the horse as a whole.
I am originally English but have lived for 28 years in the Dutch/German border area North of Maastricht and am now based in the South of France just outside Toulouse.
I have been specialised in hoof care (and general horse management) for several years now - I first started trimming for other people about 10 years ago and for the past four years I have been involved full time with horses.
I work closely with Pierre Enoff, the French specialist in equine locomotion and also with a veterinary surgeon.
Together with Enoff, I give short courses for horse owners - we both offer the same course, Enoff gives the course in French, I give it in English or Dutch.
Our basis is unlike the majority of courses which are a barefoot approach to a traditional farriers theory. We take the mystification out of hoof care by showing very clearly how locomotion is allied to the laws of physics and how biology has answered to those laws.
It is often said "you cannot learn how to trim a horse in a weekend" and essentially we would not dispute that. Certainly it is not sufficient to become a professional. However, it is more than enough to get owners started trimming their own horses - a follow-up course 6 - 9 months later works as an excellent refresher and allows people to demonstrate how they are progressing with their practical skills.
For the more experienced - or even farriers and vets, we do see them on our courses - the course gives an excellent insight into the true operation of the hoof and the general management of the horse as a whole.
