My name is Julie Bailey and I am a UKNHCP Certified Practitioner working in Cheshire, Greater Manchester and the North West of England. If you wish to contact me please email;
or call 07961 588020
A LITTLE ABOUT ME.
I have been lucky enough to grow up on and around horses. I trained as a riding instructor and still teach riding. My other passion is dressage and I believe in training the horse without force.
My interest in barefoot began from observing the young unbroken horses that we occasionally buy, back, bring on and sell. They appeared to have no need for shoes. This led me to begin researching natural hoof care. The logic was undeniable, I stopped shoeing my horses altogether. I soon saw what an awesome animal a horse with truly healthy hooves is.
Meanwhile my job as a freelance riding instructor took me onto many different yards and I observed many horses. My experience with my own barefoot horses allowed me to look at other horses and their feet with fresh perspective. I realised that few horses have completely healthy feet. Many are suffering with unrecognised hoof deformity and pain. Others diagnosed with lameness and spending their lives in remedial shoes, never cured, struggling to keep performing, their owners with no option but to go along with the vet and farrier.
My aim is to promote natural hoof care to horse owners, vets and farriers, so that as many horses as possible can achieve the comfort of completely healthy feet.