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Katie Pontone and her National Champion
Katie took her pony, Wicked, barefoot after reading The Soul of a Horse and she never looked back. Wicked is blind in one eye but is now the 2012 National Pony Jumper Champion because she managed the only round without fault of the top pony jumpers in the country at the national finals and was the only barefoot one of all the pony jumpers! Katie says, “Thanks to Joe Camp and to our trimmer Cindy Ross. I can always count on Wicked’s perfect hooves to turn tighter, gallop faster, and jump cleaner than my shod competitors. She is not only ranked number one in the United States, USEF National Pony Jumper Championships, but is the 2012 USEF National Horse of the Year and the USEF Zone 2 Horse of the Year for the Pony Jumpers. She is the number one pony jumper in the North American League and with our recent victory at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show for the 2012 North American League National Finals Wicked earned the title of the 2012 National Pony Jumper Champion.” Read Katie’s and Wicked’s amazing story.
Friesian Stallion Grail Quest Varekai – Champion Stallion of North America and Reserve Champion over all. He has also been highly recommended for the prestigious Stallion Testing. He has been barefoot all his life. From Lauri La Sabre, Grail Quest Friesians in Washington.
On April 19th Judicial Power (above) won the second race at Keeneland Race Track in Lexington, Kentucky. Esplendido came in third. On the 20th, Gentle One won the first race at Keeneland. What do these horses have in common? They all ran barefoot.
Dr. Hilary Clayton and MSU Magic J (left) and MSU Fanfare, both barefoot. At 16 Magic was competing at the Grand Prix level and has 3 Arabian National Championships, 10 USDF All Breeds Championships, 5 Midwest Dressage Assoc Year End Championships, all barefoot. Fanfare, 8 years old, has 2 Arabian National Championships, 6 USDF All-Breeds Championships and 3 MDAYE Championships, also all barefoot.
Melissa and Her Champion Mare Daisy
From Melissa in upstate New York: I just wanted to thank you so much for stepping out and writing your Soul of a Horse books. I had hoof issues for years with my mare. Then your book was dropped into my hands… definitely an orchestration of God’s marvelous plan; it was such a blessing! Long story short, she hasn’t had shoes on since 2009. I found a natural trimmer who did such an awesome job with her hooves that I went to school this past June to study natural barefoot methods. I’m 17 and now working on my own natural trimming certification and have a passion for natural horse feet, as they are such an excellent display of the Master’s perfect craftsmanship. I show Daisy English and Western, jumping and barrel racing, and she has never taken a lame step. We won Overall Senior High Point for most points collected over four consecutive days. Shoes, blankets, and stalls are things of the past. I’m not sure what I’d be doing right now if I hadn’t read your books! So thank you . . . you’ve really changed my and my mare’s lives.
LRM Lightning Watch and Leslie Maynard. #1 in the 2008 WPRA World Standings – ProFuturity Division. Plus many other titles. All barefoot. Read their story
Shamrock – The new South African Champion Show Hunter and overall Champion Show Horse is barefoot, lives out, and obviously has no problem galloping on grass.
Helen Glidden’s Daphne, a 9 year old barefoot Hanoverian mare, was the Idaho Dressage and Eventing Association’s 2010 Training level Champion dressage horse of the year, 2011 First level Champion dressage horse, Training level Reserve Champion horse of the year, and 7th out of 16 horses in the Northwest Regional Dressage Championship Training level.
Karen Chaton and Granite Chief logged 2250 American Endurance Ride Conference miles in 2005, all barefoot wearing Easyboot Epics, winning the National Mileage Championship and First Place in the nation. Chief won the Arabian Horse Association’s Distance Horse of the Year Award and the Supreme Legion of Honor. In 2009 Chief passed the 8000 career mileage mark. Only 33 horses have logged more career mileage. Note the beautiful heel-first landing!
Tracey Gallagher on barefoot That’s Alright in the 2008 Balmoral Grand Prix in Ireland clearing a 1.40 meter jump. They placed 7th overall.
South African Barefoot Warmblood Franlaren Latecomer wins consistently including the recent Victor Ludurom.
High Flying Princess, ridden by Claudia Edgewater Lors. Six first-place finishes her
first barefoot season.
Dehere’s Mint (aka: Chewy), 8 yr old off track TB who was lame for 4 years in shoes. Now totally sound barefoot and winning Grand Champion Adult Hunter at this show. Owned by Natalie Cruz & Greg Scott
Jill Owens and Trinity’s Gypsy Moon, a barefoot BLM mustang, USDF All-Breeds Champion Mustang at Training Level in 2005 and at First Level in 2007.
Chance, a 10-year-old quarter horse, is a member of the Houston Mounted Patrol, all of which are champions every day, and all 36 are barefoot.
Ashley and April Sunshine. On the day of April Sunshine’s first ever competition she and 13-year-old Ashley entered 7 events and came home with 4 firsts and
3 seconds! All barefoot.
Sossity Gargiulo and her barefoot Oldenburg gelding D’Artagnan winning a three-star Sport Horse International dressage show with a whopping 73%.
Catherine Chandler with CF Promise Me (aka Indra), a 5 year old TB/Clydesdale cross mare. They received a 70% for Training Level Test 1
Barefoot Jumper Apache’s Rebecca (Molly) brings home the ribbons every time with her best friend 11-year-old Leigh. On this day they took Reserve Champion with 2 firsts, two thirds, and a fourth!
Barefoot Saucy Night won the 2 1/2 mile Steeplechase at Folkestone, UK.
Azure Down There (aka “Dollar”) won at Ajax Downs in Canada after having been barefoot only 7 weeks!
Yvonne Welz, with Gezebella (aka Belle), a 4 year old barefoot RPSI (OldxHann) mare by Gatsby. The pair received 71% for Training Level Test 4
Maryse and barefoot Taffarel won all three of their classes and were Third Level High Point Champions at the Arizona Dressage Association Festival.
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