4Hooves

 

I have owned, loaned and ridden horses for most of my life and I love doing anything with my horse that is fun for both of us! Over the last few years I have been working through the Parelli system of natural horsemanship and have adopted and adapted the games, philosophies and approaches to suit my own horses.

 

For many years I shod my horses, believing it was the only way. Then I was fortunate enough to work with some barefoot horses, and a forward thinking trimmer in Anni Stonebridge,  and see first hand that horses can grow great hooves with the right feeding and stimulation, can do everything that a shod horse can do and do it better and safer and with long term health benefits for the horse.

 

My special interest is in laminitis, its causes and management, and the rehabilitation of laminitic horses and ponies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My full time occupation is Director of Project Services with McLaren Software, an engineering content management software vendor. For more information visit our web site McLaren Software Ltd. McLaren has offices in Glasgow and Houston and services clients throughout North America, EMEA and the Far East.

 

Working for McLaren has given me incredible opportunities to visit ranches, sporting events and stables in USA and Canada, and even look at home-shod horses in southern India. I make great use of any available weekends!

 

We have two children 14 and 12. My wife is an independant nutritional consultant who helps people with weight management, dietary intollerances and optimum nutrition - her contact details are on my Useful Links page.  

  

Please browse the rest of my site and meet our horses and read their stories.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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