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Why Our Horses Are Barefoot – Personally Inscribed

Order Personally Inscribed Why Our Horses Are Barefoot – $6.99

All of our horses came to us with shoes nailed to their feet. They lived in stalls, ate from bags, all the things everyone told us to do because that’s the way it has always been done.

Two things changed everything. First, on the very first day our first horse, my Cash, came to us I took him to the round pen and attempted a Monty Roberts Join-Up. When I felt his moist warm breath on my ear, his nose on my shoulder tears came out of nowhere and streamed down my cheeks. I had spoken to him in his own langu

age, and he had listened… and he had chosen to be with me. He had said, I trust you.

From that moment I was no longer just a horse owner. I was a partner, a friend, a responsible leader and with that went th

e obligation and the desire to give him the very best life I could possibly give him. The problem was I didn’t know what that was… so I immediately went about the business of finding out.

Cash had shoes on his front feet but none on his back feet. Yet I was being told that bare feet on concrete and asphalt (which we had plenty of around our house) would cause the hooves to crack and chip and fall apart. So I better get shoes on his back feet and pronto, right?

Wrong. Come with us as we struggle through the information and misinformation to get to the truth about our horses’ feet and ultimate health. What we discovered and what we did. And why.

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See All the Books of Joe Camp

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The story of our journey with horses (to date) is told in the two books that follow: the national best seller The Soul of a Horse – Life Lessons from the Herd  and its sequel Born Wild – The Soul of a Horse.

And what a story it is as two novices without a clue stumble and bumble their way through the learning process so that hopefully you won’t have to. If you haven’t read both of these books already please do because with that reading, I believe, will come not just the knowledge of discovery but the passion and the excitement to cause you to commit to your journey with horses, to do for the horse without waiver so that your relationship and experience will be with loving, happy and healthy horses who are willing partners and who never stop trying for you. Horses like ours.

The highly acclaimed best selling sequel to the National Best Seller
The Soul of a Horse – Life Lessons from the Herd

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But first read the National Best Seller that started it all
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PRAISE FOR THE WORKS OF JOE CAMP

“Joe Camp is a master storyteller.” –The New York Times

“The tightly written, simply designed, and powerfully drawn chapters often read like short stories that flow from the heart, not just the corral.” –Jack L. Kennedy – The Joplin Independent

“Joe Camp is a gifted storyteller and the results are magical. Joe entertains, educates and empowers, baring his own soul while articulating keystone principles of a modern revolution in horsemanship.” – Rick Lamb, Author and TV/Radio host “The Horse Show”

“Joe Camp is a natural when it comes to understanding how animals tick and a genius at telling us their story. The Soul of a Horse is a must-read for those who love animals of any species.” – Monty Roberts, Author of New York Times Best-seller
The Man Who Listens to Horses

“One cannot help but be touched by Camp’s love and sympathy for animals and by his eloquence on the subject.” – Michael Korda, The Washington Post

“I read The Soul of a Horse and I see the soul of a man. I am absolutely captivated.” – Dr. Robert M. Miller, DVM, Author, Lecturer, Equine Veterinarian, 2004 Western States Hall of Fame

“You will never look at a horse race, or a herd of mustangs, or even the canine of dubious parentage that is lounging on your couch, the same way.” – Debra McGuire, The Las Vegas Review Journal

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Follow our latest journey with two amazing new arrivals from the wild. Kathleen’s terrific photos are worth the click.

In chronological order:

Here We Go Again

 The Video – Here We Go Again

OMG Y’all… It’s a Girl!

 What an Extraordinary Weekend! 

 Baby Stormy Dozes in My Lap

Firestorm’s Amazing First Day in the Playpen

No-Agenda Time – So Much Value!

An Amazing Birthday Gift from a Wild Mustang!

Saffron and Firestorm – Progress and Photos – Lots of Both!

Two Mustangs – Three Mind-Boggling Months!

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