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Hufwerk Remo Noser is a farrier service in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, run by trained smith and farrier Remo Noser. It offers barefoot trimming for horses, ponies and donkeys as well as shoeing with steel shoes. Additional services include special shoeing, corrections and various pads and studs. Prices for each service are published on the website.
Akademie für angewandtes Pferdewissen is an interdisciplinary team providing evidence-based education for horse owners, yard operators, hoof trimmers and other equine professionals. It runs live courses, seminars and practical workshops on hoof health, hoof trimming, gluing, feeding, management and training. It also offers online self-study courses, webinars and online coaching. The core team are barefoot hoof trimmers.
Physio-Pferde is the practice of Verena Bachmann, a qualified equine physiotherapy trainer and hoof orthopaedist in Lower Austria. Her services include physio checks, mobilisation, massage, kinesio taping, feed advice, rehabilitation and straightness correction. She also offers schooling and corrective riding of horses, groundwork, loading training and training in academic riding. For riders she provides riding lessons, seat correction and saddle checks.
Fit mit Pferd is a horse sports club in Texingtal, Lower Austria, run with trainer Astrid Halmetschlager. It offers groundwork, horse agility including a mobile agility course, and individual trailer-loading training at the horse's home. Alongside the club, Astrids Hufservice provides hoof care with glue-on shoes and glue-on courses. The trainer is a certified riding pedagogue with dressage and western qualifications.
Dr. Sabine Ötschmaier (formerly Täubel) runs a veterinary practice for horses and small animals in Hörsching near Linz. Equine services include mobile care, pre-purchase examinations, orthopaedics and lameness work, dentistry, shockwave therapy and reproductive medicine. Horses can also be admitted as inpatients, with examination rooms, boxes, an exercise area and paddocks. An orthopaedic farrier works in-house.
Ganzheitliche Tiermedizin is a holistic veterinary practice in Leonstein led by vet Nina Lux-Samwald. Services include chiropractic for horses and small animals, physiotherapy, hoof orthopaedics, rehabilitation training for horses, and advice and coaching for owners. The team includes a hoof orthopaedist and a veterinary assistant. Appointments are by arrangement only.
So geht Pferd is the horse training business of Hescho Roth in Burgenland. He offers schooling of horses, dressage lessons influenced by Philippe Karl and Centered Riding, gymnastic work, lunging, groundwork, correction and young-horse training. A hoof care service is also offered.
Tierklinik Schloss Mühldorf is a veterinary clinic in Feldkirchen run by Mag. Robert Würmer and Dr. Brigitte Würmer. The clinic has departments for small animals and horses. Robert Würmer is a vet and state-certified farrier, and Brigitte Würmer is a vet and certified chiropractor. The clinic offers general examinations and individual treatment plans.
Nicis mobiler Scherservice is a mobile horse clipping service based in Fischbachau that visits stables within about 100 km. Clients include sport horses, older horses and ponies, and horses with Cushing's syndrome. Each clip is preceded by a consultation to choose the right clip for the horse, and pattern clips are offered. The service also sells horse pompom hats.
Susan Georgi is an animal naturopath offering natural therapies for all animal species, including horses. Her treatments include acupuncture and acupressure, magnetic field therapy, homeopathy and Bach flowers. She also offers barefoot hoof care and animal grooming services.
Huffreude is a hoof care business in the Wienerwald area of Lower Austria. It offers barefoot trimming, glue-on shoes and orthopaedic or therapeutic hoof modifications, but no nailed shoes. It also provides hoof coaching, analysis of hoof health problems and trimming and gluing courses. Trimming appointments are usually scheduled every four to six weeks.
Gesunde Pferde is run by Julia Jachs, a trained hoof orthopaedist and horse trainer based in Steyr who works across Upper and Lower Austria. She trims hooves and supports owners switching their horses from shoes to barefoot, and runs seminars on barefoot hoof care. Her horse training uses positive reinforcement and covers groundwork, riding and medical and husbandry training. She also offers some dog training.
KONZEPT-BARHUF is a hoof care business founded in 2016 by Gerald Wiederkehr in Berg im Attergau, Upper Austria. It specialises in barefoot hoof trimming and hoof orthopaedics without conventional shoeing, for almost all horse breeds. Services also include hoof assessments and advice on keeping horses and caring for their hooves. The service area runs from northern Salzburg across Upper Austria into neighbouring Styria.
Johann Wawra is a hoof care business in Albrechtsberg an der Pielach. He offers hoof trimming and orthopaedic glue-on shoes. The business also lists hoof and claw shoeing.
Hoofprotection is a team of farriers caring for and treating horses' hooves, including Stefan Grum in Großdietmanns. Services include barefoot trimming, hoof protection in all forms, and specialist solutions for conditions such as laminitis, navicular disease and arthrosis. The team also runs seminars and works with partner specialists.
Wanderreithof Litschau is a trail-riding yard in the northern Waldviertel with ten guest boxes for visiting horses and direct access to a regional bridle path network of more than 500 km. Riders can explore with maps, GPS or a local trail guide, on single overnight stops or longer riding holidays with their own horse. The yard has an indoor arena and hosts regular riding lessons and courses in dressage, jumping, working equitation and groundwork. Rehabilitation training, chiropractic and orthopaedic shoeing are offered on site, with the operator working as a certified farrier.
HPC Buitenzorg is een orthopedisch centrum voor paarden in Bemmel, waar equine dierenartsen, hoefsmid, fysiotherapeuten en chiropractors samenwerken. Het biedt diagnose en behandeling van orthopedische en hoefproblemen, chiropractie en fysiotherapie, klinische en radiografische keuringen voor aankoop en ondersteuning voor sportpaarden. Ook gynaecologie en ambulante bezoeken worden aangeboden. Consultaties zijn op afspraak in de kliniek of op het terrein van de eigenaar.
DAP Equi-valent is the practice of Febe Stockmans, a vet specialised in horses who is also a trained farrier, based in Kermt near Diepenbeek. She offers first-line care for horses, including diagnosis and treatment, castration, hoof trimming, dental care and darting. Breeding services include mare cycle monitoring, artificial insemination, pregnancy follow-up and care for newborn foals. The practice also treats small pets, with consultations in the practice or at home by appointment.
Paardenkliniek Hollands Kroon is een full-service paardenkliniek met locaties in Middenmeer en Wijdewormer, die heel Noord-Holland dekt. Een team van gecertificeerde paardendierenartsen behandelt paarden, pony's en ezels in de kliniek of aan huis. De diensten omvatten orthopedie, chirurgie, interne geneeskunde, ziekenhuisopname, gynaecologie, embryo-overdracht, tandheelkunde en keuringen voor aankoop. De kliniek beschikt ook over een eigen hoefsmid.
Paardenkliniek Wolvega is an equine veterinary clinic focused on the health and usability of sport and leisure horses. Its sports medical centre, opened in 2019, offers indoor facilities for examination and treatment, from ultrasound and MRI to endoscopy and a fully equipped operating theatre. Services include orthopaedics, surgery, internal medicine, reproduction, dentistry, pre-purchase examinations and an ambulatory practice. The clinic also offers physiotherapy, a team of farriers, a veterinary blood bank, laboratories and its own supplement line.
Hoefverzorging Fred is a hoof care service for horses, ponies, donkeys and foals. The hoof care provider works calmly, preferably where the animal is at ease, and asks owners about age, past injuries and use beforehand. Experience and several completed trainings underpin the work. Appointments should be made in advance as there can be a waiting list of two to four weeks.
Hoefsmederij Eric van Leeuwen is a farrier business started in 1996 by Eric van Leeuwen. It offers hoof care advice, trimming, fitting and shoeing, and specialises in orthopaedic shoeing to correct gait or stance. It works with sport horses, leisure horses, ponies, driving horses and Quarter Horses. A fully equipped van allows home visits, and the farrier is available for emergencies around the clock.
Hoefsmid Sanne is a farrier run by Sanne Ledure. Services listed are hoof trimming, general hoof care and hoof protection. The business is based in Lapscheure near Damme and works by appointment only.
Paddock Paradise Nederland ontwerpt en bouwt Paddock Paradise track systemen voor het natuurlijk houden van paarden. Het werkt vanuit vier pijlers: droge huisvesting, natuurlijke hoefverzorging, voedingsadvies en natuurlijke paardrijden. De hoefverzorgingsprofessionals van het bedrijf trimmen om natuurlijke slijtage na te bootsen. Het bedrijf heeft ook een online academie met cursussen over hoeftrimmen, dieet en paardenhuisvesting, en verkoopt producten via een webshop.
