Pioneering a New Era in Donkey Hoof Care and Trimming

Nov 04, 2024

 

I want to share a story about the journey and vision behind Donkey Hooves & Health Academy

 

When I first launched this course in July of 2020, I faced significant pushback, especially from other farriers. Many criticized the idea of teaching donkey owners how to trim their own donkeys' hooves, arguing that it was a task best left to professionals.


But here’s the reality– countless donkey owners struggle to find experienced, compassionate farriers. This often leaves them feeling helpless and their donkeys without the care they desperately need.
That’s why I chose to break new ground and create the first and only online course dedicated exclusively to the unique needs of donkey hoof trimming, specifically designed for owners, not professional hoof care providers.

 

My mission is clear: to make hoof care accessible, empowering, and transformative for both donkeys and their caregivers.


It is now over 4 years since the launch of DIY Donkey Hoof Trimming, ( now part of the Donkey Hooves & Health Academy) , and I continue to celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of my students. This course has enabled hundreds of donkey owners to dramatically improve their donkeys' comfort and health. These owners have embraced the knowledge and independence that comes with taking hoof trimming into their own hands, feeling empowered and confident. The trust and connection they’ve built with their donkeys have not only improved care but also deepened their relationships, making the journey profoundly rewarding for both, leading to happier, healthier donkeys.


Take Chelsea Shoneck's experience, for example: “๐™๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™›๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™—๐™–๐™ฉ, ๐™ˆ๐™š๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™จ๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™›๐™ค ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ข๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™๐™–๐™™ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š๐™™. ๐™ˆ๐™ฎ ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™๐™š’๐™จ ๐™—๐™š๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฎ๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™จ. ๐˜ฟ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ!!! ๐™”๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ฃ’๐™ฉ ๐™ง๐™š๐™œ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฉ.”
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Or Trisha Hopps, who shared, “๐™”๐™ค๐™ช ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™๐™Š๐™๐˜ผ๐™‡๐™‡๐™” ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™œ๐™–๐™ก! ๐™Ž๐™๐™š ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™– ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™ช๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™–๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™ง, ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ข๐™–๐™ก๐™จ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™›๐™–๐™ง๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ง. ๐™„๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ ๐™š๐™ฎ๐™จ, ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™˜๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ!! ๐™„๐™ฉ’๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ก๐™š๐™™๐™œ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™œ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™œ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™–๐™—๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ ๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š.”
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Then there’s Vicky Gallop, who said, “๐™’๐™๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™„ ๐™๐™–๐™™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™–๐™›๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ข๐™ฎ ๐™›๐™–๐™ง๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ง ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ง๐™š๐™™, ๐™„ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™š๐™™๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™ฃ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™„ ๐™›๐™š๐™š๐™ก ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™›๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™™๐™ค ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™ฎ ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ. ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ฎ ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ ๐™š๐™ฎ๐™จ, ๐™๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ฎ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™– ๐™๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ ๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™™๐™ค, ๐™ˆ๐™š๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ!”
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And Alesha Feaster, who expressed, “๐™ˆ๐™š๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ƒ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ก๐™š๐™ฎ, ๐™„ ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™จ๐™ค ๐™ข๐™ช๐™˜๐™! ๐™„'๐™ซ๐™š ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ข๐™ฎ ๐™—๐™ค๐™ฎ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™ง ๐™จ๐™ช๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ง๐™ž๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™๐™ค๐™ค๐™› ๐™–๐™—๐™จ๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ๐™š๐™จ, ๐™ก๐™–๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™จ, ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฎ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™š๐™ก๐™จ๐™š!”
and so many more....


These testimonials highlight the transformative impact of the academy. Making hoof care possible for donkey owners, especially those who need it most, is incredibly rewarding and far outweighs any negative feedback from traditionalists.


If you’re tired of feeling powerless or struggling to find a dependable farrier, the Donkey Hooves & Health Academy is your solution.


It’s about revolutionizing donkey care and hoof trimming and equipping you with the tools and education to ensure your donkeys are healthy and happy.


Don’t let traditional views or skeptics hold you back. Experience firsthand how empowering it can be to take your donkey’s hoof care into your own hands!

 

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