What is Hoof Help Online?
Join Now: Not a member? Click here to join now and receive immediate access to everything: our private Facebook Forum group, Q&A, Photos, Videos, Articles and detailed how-to trimming instructions.
"Your course made me fall in love with hooves."
2023 Update! James & Yvonne are in the process of updating this website to the latest and greatest technology, and will soon offer a wealth of new material!
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Hoof Help Online is a new way to learn about hooves: Welcome to our hoof education membership website. We've been listening to you...many people are so frustrated with not having access to good barefoot trimming advice and assistance. Whether you are an owner trimming your own horses, or a professional trying to succeed in your own business, you need guidance and ongoing continuing education. Why should you have to struggle alone, or seek advice on the internet from people you don't even know? And right now, many folks can’t afford to attend a weekend clinic, much less take a real course.
To the rescue! James & Yvonne Welz, the driving force behind The Horse's Hoof Magazine and Website since 2000, have created this very special place: a barefoot trimming educational program, hoof care assistance, and a supportive community all in one! Hoof Help Online offers an extensive array of features for a monthly membership fee of just $20 per month reoccuring (no contracts, cancel at any time). Try 3 months for $60 non-recurring. Save money with the 6 month option for $115 -- and that’s far less than the cost of attending one hoofcare clinic!
- Wide variety of all-new exclusive hoof educational materials, with detailed how-to-trim information, from beginner to advanced. Learn an entirely new system of barefoot trimming.
- Streaming video to provide an extensive overview of the trimming of a wide variety of horses, donkeys, mules, foals, laminitis, navicular, etc.
- Find your questions answered in an extensive Q&A section (search function coming soon).
- Photo examples, showing every possible trimming scenario on a wide variety of breeds and hoof conditions, both healthy and pathological.
- Members-only Private Facebook Forum, a learning environment where you can share information and support one another in a safe and friendly "classroom." Receive regular direct input from James and Yvonne. Forum access is available for all past and current members of Hoof Help Online.
- Learn the secrets of our success. Information provided on this site is not "teaser" info to get you to attend a course or buy a product. We'll provide you with all our information - no holding back!
- New material will be added regularly! All older material will remain onsite, to create an extensive online hoofcare library of information.
- New resources and services will be added on (such as video conferences), as we expand over time. This is just the beginning!
"I love the simplicity of your teachings and your clear down-to-earth advice."
As of 2023, we have on available on the site:
92+ Trimming Videos, created just for this site
160+ Articles, written specifically for this site
130+ Hoof Photo page files (usually around 6-12 photos per page, some multiple pages - so well over a THOUSAND hoof photos!)
32+ Ask James photo consultations
8+ Presentations (like powerpoint screen presentations)
Hundreds of Q&A on a variety of topics
For $20 monthly accounts: you can cancel on the very first day you sign up (or anytime), and you will still have access to the full site through the end of your month. (Start your membership on July 21, and you will have access through August 21.)
Click here for FAQ about subscribing to Hoof Help Online.
Join Now: Not a member? Click here to join now and receive immediate access to everything: our private Facebook Forum group, Q&A, Photos, Videos, Articles and detailed how-to trimming instructions.
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"The goal of traditional hoof care is suppression of hoof sensation if that will provide soundness, while the goal of barefoot hoof care is to develop a superior hoof, because when the hoof is healthy, it is sound." - Yvonne Welz