About Certification
The hoof care professionals listed below have been certified by LH. That means they have completed the LH Professional Hoof Care Training Course or they were certified by another legitimate program and then passed a set of LH exemption tests. More importantly, it means they have demonstrated to world-class instructors the high degree of skill and knowledge required to trim relatively healthy hooves so they will grow into a strong compact form that properly aligns internal and external structures of the foot. This is a very commendable accomplishment. Personally, I will always choose a certified hoof care professional for my horses. Certification not only attests to their high degree of skill and knowledge, but also to their commitment and investment to be the best hoof care professional they can be.
Many of the professionals listed below are also sufficiently skilled and knowledgeable to trim abnormally-shaped hooves and to guide horse owners on a path to return their horses to health from hoof pathologies such as laminitis. This level of expertise is achieved only through extensive field experience and continuing education provided by LH Advanced Courses.
LH is an educational corporation dedicated to long-term support for people who attend our courses and events, and to establishing and maintaining long-term relationships. However, it is important to recognize that LH is not a membership organization. Accordingly, we have absolutely no power or authority, legally or otherwise, over the actions of those listed below, just as a college diploma gives the institution no authority over its graduates. Thus, certification is a recognition of an individual’s ability to trim hooves so they will grow into a strong compact form that properly aligns internal and external structures of the foot. It does not guarantee the certified individual will do so. There are many forces that can entice an individual to drift overtime away from what LH teaches. In the vast majority of such cases, it’s temporary. The individual returns to our trimming guidelines when they discover that other trimming methods do not provide optimal results over the long run.
Bruce Nock, MS, PhD
No Certified Hoof Care Professional Near You?
Sometimes it is hard to find a local certified hoof care professional or one who is willing to travel to underserved locations. Contact us if you are having problems. Please don’t settle for a professional who is not certified by a reputable program.
But, here are two additional possible solutions:
Learn To Do It Yourself.
We can teach you the skill and information necessary. Read more about our training program for non-professionals.
Encourage Someone in Your Area to Learn This Valuable Skill.
Natural hoof care is a great career or part-time job. It’s a perfect complementary skill for trainers, boarding facility owners, farriers, students in equine studies and equine sciences programs, and even veterinarians. Perhaps there is someone in your area who you, maybe along with others, can sponsor to get professional-level training. Read more about our certification program.
The Names Of Certified Hoof Care Professionals Below Are Organized By Country,
Then Alphabetically By State Or Province
CHCP = LH Certified Hoof Care Professional
CZHCP = LH Certified Zoo Hoof Care Professional
MHCP = LH Master Hoof Care Professional
CBS = Certified Boot Specialist who is certified to custom fit Swiss Horse Boots.
United States of America
Alabama
Arkansas
Richard Drewry, MHCP, CBS
Harrison, Arkansas, USA
Home: 870-429-5739
Cell: 870-577-3974
Email: bootngo@ritternet.com
Louetta Plumlee, CHCP, CBS
Berryville, Arkansas, USA
Home: 870-749-2207
Cell: 870-423-9396
Email: barefoothorse4you@yahoo.com
James Lumen, CHCP
Leslie, Arkansas, USA
Home: 870-447-6117
Cell: 501-412-7042
Email: lumark@windstream.net
California
Kimberly Ann Jackson, CHCP
Calabasas, California, USA
Serving Central and Southern California
Cell: 818-522-0536
Email: ecwynes@gmail.com
Colorado
John Graves, CHCP, Retired with Emeritus Status
Connecticut
Florida
Cindy Hall, CZHCP
Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens, Florida, USA
Phone: 239-777-6656
Email: chall@napleszoo.org
Idaho
Darrell Covert, CHCP
Pocatello, Idaho, USA
Home Phone: 208-238-6365
Cell Phone: 208-406-8613
Email: Covert_Darrell@Yahoo.com
Indiana
Sue Schnur, CHCP
Kirklin, Indiana, USA … Sue also travels to Zionsville and the surrounding counties and state.
Phone: 317-710-0545
Email: esschnur@icloud.com
Iowa
Kansas
Terrie Yordy, MHCP, CBS (Retired)
Kentucky
Lane Rhodes, CHCP
Whitesville, Kentucky, USA
Covers: Daviess and surrounding counties in west KY and parts of southeast IN
Phone: 270-993-2297
Email: lanerhodes@ymail.com
Trena Morris, CHCP
The Incredible Bare Hoof Natural Horse/Hoof Care
Serving central Kentucky, northern Tennessee, southern Indiana, USA
Phone: 502-264-3698
Email: trenasnaturals@hotmail.com
Brandie Stewart, CHCP
The Incredible Bare Hoof Natural Horse/Hoof Care
Serving middle/west Tennessee and west Kentucky
Phone: (615) 336-3043
Email: brandiem2015@yahoo.com
Maine
Birgit Rocconella, CHCP
Searsport, Maine, USA
Servicing clients in Waldo County
Cell: 860-849-1124
Email: brocconella@cox.net
Richard L. Lamb, MHCP, CBS
Caribou, Maine, USA
Richard travels throughout Maine to trim horses.
Phone: 207-493-6633
Email: barefoottrims@gmail.com
Michigan
Steve Leiter, CHCP
East Tawas, Michigan, USA
Cell: 989-254-0321
Home: 989-362-1038
Email: barefoothorses@hughes.net
Minnesota
Kelly Williams, CHCP
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Kelly trims in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin.
Phone: 612-964-8814
Email: bareandbalanced@gmail.com
Linda Carlson, CHCP
Stillwater, Minnesota, USA
Serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
Phone: 651-439-0530
Email: Stonebrogue@hotmail.com
Arthur Niemela, CHCP
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Phone: 612-481-3135
Mississippi
Missouri
Jeanine Key, CHCP, CBS (Retired)
Katie Langenberg, CHCP
Conway, Missouri, USA
Serving South Central Missouri
Phone: (417) 589-4152
Email: katieryn@bechardfarm.com
Bradd Stice, CHCP
Lewistown, Missouri, USA
Serving the tri-state area of Missouri, Iowa, & Illinois
Phone: (660) 341-4580
Email: bradstice@gmail.com
Pamela Wolf , CHCP
Florissant MO, USA
Serving East Central MO. Willing to travel 200 miles or more.
Phone: 314-882-1092
Email: Chrispamw@gmail.com
New Jersey
Michelle Bevelock, CHCP, CBS
Monmouth County NJ and Appomattox County VA, USA
Phone: 941-737-8546
Email: bevelockm@gmail.com
New Mexico
Steve Hebrok, MHCP
Santa Fe and surounding areas
Cell: 330-813-5434
Email: steve@enlightenedequine.com
Dora Hebrock, CHCP
Santa Fe and surounding areas
Cell: 505-803-2319
Email: dora@dorahebrock.com
North Carolina
Mike R. Smith, CHCP, CBS
Statesville, North Carolina, USA
Phone: 704-592-5034
Email: msranch@yadtel.net
Ohio
Ida Crum, CHCP, CBS
Massillon, Ohio, USA
Serving: Most of Ohio
Cell: 330-936-2343
Email: jakeida@sssnet.com
Mike Stevens, CHCP
Cutler, Ohio, USA
Serving: Ohio & West Virginia
Phone: 216-218-6954
Home: 740-678-8592
Email: mustanghoofcare@yahoo.com
Sherry Eucker, CHCP, CBS (Retired)
Olivia Sundin, CHCP
Columbus, OH, USA
Serving central Ohio
Phone: 740-404-1899
Email: horsin49@gmail.com
Oregon
Judith Good, CHCP
Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Home: 541-752-6260
Cell: 541-829-3505
Email: goodj@peak.org
Tami Davis, CHCP Retired
Megan Perkin, CHCP
Eugene/Springfield, Oregon and surrounding areas, USA
Phone: 541-743-1535
Email: tarijoe@juno.com
Pennsylvania
Joel Rosenstern, CHCP
Serving Western Pennsylvania to West Virginia, USA
Phone: 724-777-2406
Email: jrosbebe@hotmail.com
South Carolina
J Brian Saunders, CHCP, CBS
York, South Carolina, USA
Serving North Carolina and South Carolina
Phone: 704-451-3751
South Dakota
Cynthia Niemela, CHCP, CBS
Hill City, South Dakota, USA
Home: 605-574-2469
Cell: 612-481-3036
Email: naturalhorsecare10@gmail.com
Chris Loehr, CHCP
Hill City, South Dakota, USA
Serving the Black Hills area
Phone: 307-214-0127
Email: loehr08@gmail.com
Tennessee
Dr. Neal Valk, CHCP, DVM, DACVS
Greenville, Tennessee, USA
Phone: 423-639-9200
Email: Vwaldgraf@aol.com
Kell Manning, CHCP
Serving Knoxville, Tennessee & surrounding communities including Jamestown, TN and Crossville, TN.
Cell: 865-765-9632
Email: naturalhoofcare@me.com
Brandie Stewart, CHCP
The Incredible Bare Hoof Natural Horse/Hoof Care
Serving middle/west Tennessee and west Kentucky
Phone: (615) 336-3043
Email: brandiem2015@yahoo.com
Texas
Scott Berry, CHCP, CBS
Cypress, Texas, USA
(Northwest Houston area)
Cell: 713-857-5344
Email: drafthrsmobile@hal-pc.org
Bill Sharp, CHCP
Danbury, Texas, USA
Sharp Hoof Care: Proudly serving central and south east Texas etc.
Phone: 281-914-3331
Email: sharphoofcare911@yahoo.com
Dusty McCord, CHCP, (Retired)
Casey M. Jones, EDO & CHCP
Boerne, Texas
Serving Southwest & Central Texas.
Haul in’s welcome by appointment.
Phone: 512-767-2556
E-mail: casey@healinghoofprint.com
Mark Taylor, MHCP, CBS
Houston, Texas, USA
Home: 662-224-3043
Cell: 662-224-4158
Email: barefoot2003@gmail.com
Vermont
Natalie Gombosi, CHCP
East Poultney, Vermont, USA
Servicing Vermont and Eastern New York
Phone: 802-287-9777
Email: go-barefoot@comcast.net
Virginia
Michelle Bevelock, CHCP, CBS
Monmouth County NJ and Appomattox County VA, USA
Phone: 941-737-8546
Email: bevelockm@gmail.com
Washington
Leslie Walls, CHCP
Ridgefield, Washington, USA
Home: 360-887-0529
Cell:360-600-6899
Email: barehooflcw@yahoo.com
West Virginia
Kathy Beagle, CHCP
New Cumberland, West Virginia , USA
Serving West Virginia, Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
Phone: 304-479-1869
Email: kdrosieb@yahoo.com
Joel Rosenstern, CHCP
Serving Western Pennsylvania to West Virginia, USA
Phone: 724-777-2406
Email: jrosbebe@hotmail.com
Bulgaria
Canada
Alberta
Gunnilla Nilsson, CHCP, CBS
Athabasca, Alberta, Canada, USA
Phone: 780 675 3472
Email: gunnilla.nilsson@gmail.com
British Columbia
Chris P. Bieber, CHCP
Slocan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Serving the West Kootenay Region.
Phone: 250-355-2247
Email: naturalhoofcare@uniserve.com
Darcy Bulmer, CHCP, CBS
Enderby, British Columbia, Canada
Serving the Salmon Arm, Enderby, Armstrong and Vernon area
Home Phone: 250-838-6938
Cell Phone: 250-515-3150
Email: gobarefootbc@gmail.com
New Brunswick
Ontario
France
Yoann Brochard, CHCP
Covering department 66, France
Phone : +33 (0)7 69 97 26 86
Email: info@chevalbarefoot.fr
Germany
Marjanka Lever, CHCP
Covering Landkreis Niedersachsen (Emsland & Leer)
Phone: (0031) 06 1894 5079
Email: info@natuurlijke-hoeven.nl
Coen Huisman, CHCP
Covering west of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
Phone: +316 28424487
Email: coen@throughfeel.nl
New Zealand
Russia
Polina Vorobyova, CHCP, CBS
Saint-Petersburg and Moscow.
Phone: “WhatsApp” only +79680785560
Email: stepnay4@gmail.com
Nataliya Vaganova, CHCP
Saint-Petersburg and Moscow.
Phone: +79645520897
Email: naturalhooftrim@gmail.com
Spain
Marc Sánchez Carbó, CHCP
Barberà de la Conca, Spain
Phone: +34 606 58 52 85
Email: marc.ferrador@gmail.com
Yoann Brochard, CHCP
Covering Catalunya, Spain
Phone : +34 664 786 750
Email: info@chevalbarefoot.fr
Daniela Sinecka, CHCP
Covering: Asturias, Cantabria, Galicia, León, Vizcaya; Spain
Phone: +34 654 76 5151
Email: dadinas@yahoo.com
Alejandro Asensio, F-Balance CHCM, FEI endurance steward, CHCP
Porrúa S/N, 33509 LLanes Spain
Covering North Spain ( Asturias, Cantabria, País Vasco…). Also Alejandro consults worldwide.
Phone : +34 619 425 424
Email: info@podologoequino.com
United Arab Emirates
Rosa Stackhouse-Miller, CHCP
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Phone: +971 55 926 9384
Email: rosa@nakedhorse.co.nz
The Netherlands
Marjanka Lever, CHCP
Covering Groningen & Drenthe
Phone: (0031) 06 1894 5079
Email: info@natuurlijke-hoeven.nl
Coen Huisman, CHCP
Covering Limburg, east of Brabant, south of Gelderland
Phone: +316 28424487
Email: coen@throughfeel.nl
Anique Potze, CHCP
Covering Drenthe and Groningen
Phone: +31 6 31684258
Email: info@aphorecare.nl
The United Kingdom
Caroline Andresen, CHCP
Covering Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall & Gloucestershire
Phone: 07758528228
Email: caroline.andresen@gmail.com
Dr. Fiona Pim, CHCP, DC
Oxfordshire & Berkshire, UK
Phone: +44 (0) 7970801292
Steve Vendyback, CHCP
Covering the Midlands and surrounding counties, Norfolk area. Willing to travel within a reasonable distance.
Mobile Phone: 07828194098
Home Phone: 0116 2571381
Email: steve.vendyback@gmail.com
Lindsay Setchell, CHCP
Covering Cornwall and South Devon, UK.
Phone: 07588 249078
Email: linds@hoofingmarvellous.net
Sarah Oliver, CHCP
Covering Scottish Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, Cumbria, North Yorkshire and the North East.
Mobile Phone: 07837904076
Email: s.oliver302@gmail.com
Kim Taylor, CHCP
Covering North Cornwall and North Devon
Phone: 01579 320499
Email: kimetaylor@mail.com
Garry Hinton, CHCP
Covering Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset ( and will consider surrounding counties)
Phone: 07739 667392
Email: garry.hinton@yahoo.co.uk
Jayne Cooney, CHCP
A kind and happy soul lost much too soon.
Emma Bailey, CHCP
Covering Mid and North Wales, Shropshire, Cheshire, Liverpool, West Midlands, Anglesea, and surrounding areas.
Telephone: +44 1691 780086
Mobile: 07449 534432
Rachel Briffa, CHCP
Covering Southeast Cornwall, Devon, and surrounding areas
Telephone: +07875164292
Email: raebriff@hotmail.co.uk
Taryn Hardman, CHCP
Covering Cheshire, Manchester and Lancashire and the Wirral
Phone number: 07729805923
Email: tarynhardman123@icloud.com
Courtney Savage, CHCP
Covering Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders, north Lancashire North Yorkshire
Phone number: 07760885099
Email: courtz_sav@hotmail.co.uk