Specialising in Whole Health & Hoof Care.
Allow me me help your horse to a healthy metal free life.
We are extremely passionate about Horse's FEET and their Health. Our aim is to provide a service to our best ability and support people and their horses. We have a small bespoke online shop that will firstly help and encourage some horse owners to be aware of a more natural approach to all aspects of Equine Health and Hoof Care ownership, by developing a better understandings of the horse’s natural needs and assist the care of their horse's hooves. Our little shop will expand as we develop, come and grow with us.
Horses, like other mammals, have only one heart. However, the frog in each hoof acts like a pump to push blood back up the leg with each step a horse takes. When the hoof is set down on the ground (Barefoot of course), it expands and fills with blood. When it is picked up, it contracts and the blood is sent back up the hoof to the heart. Roughly a litre of blood is pumped through the body every twenty strides. Hence, each hoof is a ‘heart’ giving a horse five hearts.
Horse owners are becoming more aware and educated about keeping horses in a more natural environment that benefits the horse, they give so much to us and they teach us so much, if we listen.
“Horses are individuals, and unless we understand the individual, we cannot expect the individual to understand us.”
Emma has come from many years study (and is still always learning! ). She has worked really hard and earned her Certified Credentials as a Professional Barefoot Trimmer and Mentor with Liberated Horsemanship and is also certified with alternative therapies in the arts of Healing, Equine Iridology, Herbalism, Permaculture, Massage, Aromatherapy and is a Reiki Master. She will never stop learning.
Emma has studied under various trimming techniques giving her a rounded approach, observing the different philosophies and methodologies, Her strong influences have been from Jamie Jackson's teachings, Bruce Nock Of Liberated Horsemanship, Nick Hill mentored Emma in Bulgaria with Ralitsa Grancharova, DVM, MRCVS who is an equine vet, barefoot trimmer & acupuncturist, Pete Ramey, KC LaPierre USA, Maureen Tierney, Equine Podiatry UK, including familiarisation of Nic barker's approach at Rockley Farm.
In addition, when Emma was riding in Mongolia for the Gobi Gallop 2019 ( the longest annual charity horseback ride in the world), she studied the hooves of the Mongolian horses by living alongside the Mongolian herdsmen. Emma believes this has gained her a more rounded approach to Horse Health and Hoof Care management.
Over the years we have developed Angel Fields, this is Our home where we keep our horses Organically and Naturally. We run a small boutique Natural Boarding & Rehabilitation Retreat for horses, this is under the care and ownership of Emma Bailey at Barefoot Holistic Hoofcare. We also have a small quirky cottage for horse owners to stay and visit their horses or even just holiday here with us.
The hot tub goes down a treat!
Anyone wishing to come on holiday with their horses are always welcome, a short box out brings you to the lovely riding beach at Conwy and the renowned rides around “The Carneddau Mountain range in the Snowdonia National Park is terrific ! This is home to a small population of around 300 semi-feral Carneddau ponies whose history is thought to date back to the Bronze Age. We are on the edge of Bodnant Estate and have some of the most quiet hilly circular rides from our doorstep.
As well as Horse livery and Horse holidays, we have horses in occasionally, who come to us needing specialist one to one attention that have various ailments affecting their feet. We work with the horse to improve their Health and HOOF soundness, we are proud of our success rate here and in the field with our regular clients.
We are humble and work hard for the horse's welfare. This service can be requested personally to Emma. We have been seeking out more natural alternatives for our horses. We have established ORGANIC REWILDING projects on our own land, allowing all of our herd of horses to live FREE, following leaders in this movement such as Isabella Tree at her rewinding project Knepp Wildland UK. This has excited us and helped us develop more into doing things the way nature intended, working on behalf of the horse and trying to earn a living from something that we love.
Emma assists with the Trimming and Hoof Care at Liane and Andy at their Natural Boarding / Retirement and Rehabilitation Retreat of Three Ravens. Working with the individual horses and their individual needs, they work hard to improve their Horses General Health, Hoof Health and Soundness, looking at each horse holistically. Liane and Andy are proud of their achievements; and so they should be. There is a waiting list for anyone wishing to have their horse attend.
We are so delighted with our approach and the products chosen for our small online shop, that they have done an excellent job in marketing themselves. We have recommendations from horse owners and hoof care networks all around the UK, Europe, USA and now Australia. We are the only stockist of HOOFARMOR in the UK, working closely with David and Brenda Jones.
LOVE, CARE, DEDICATION, WORD OF MOUTH , COMMUNICATION and EFFICIENCY is our marketing strategy, we love horses and want to bring a darn good old fashioned service to our customers with a modern approach.
Emma LISTENS to her customers in the field — they drive us to select and develop and expand further products. Emma has tried and tested the trimming tools on sale and they come with very high professional standards, being demonstrated and put to work by her and professional colleagues and clients.
We have a strong foundation with a Team of Professional people working alongside us. Small bespoke afternoon tea party clinics are held at Angel Fields covering: Hoof Care, Nutrition, Rewilding Projects, Body Work and more, these clinics take place here with a friendly open approach.
Emma absolutely loves helping horses and their owners in figuring out the unique puzzle to their horse's lameness and achieving soundness. This may be minimising their Toxic Load, looking at Gut Biome, Stress, Diet , Environment, Biomechanics, their Feet and the Trim, but always working closely with Veterinarians, Nutritionists and Professional Body workers. She has recovered horses with Laminitis / Founder / Navicular stresses and grows strong bonds with the community involved.
It is our ABSOLUTE PASSION to empower our customers and their Horses and educate the horse community to sound horses by improving their feet, health and well being.
For any further information, please do not hesitate in contacting us:
We are always happy to help.
“For and on behalf of horses”
Emma Bailey
