Hi,  My name is Lisa Huhn.  As far back as I can remember I have been drawn by the horse.  My first job....a long, long time ago.... was at a scenic trail riding facility near Moose Jaw Saskatchewan.  (All the horses were living in a natural way).   I couldn't believe how lucky I was to be with horses every day,  to meet new people and talk horse every day... I wanted more......

At first I thought being a vet would be a good 'career choice'. I took 2 years of pre-vet and Animal Health Technology but frankly, there just wasn't enough horse.   I heard of Olds College Equine Sciences program and I enrolled immediately.  The course was intense and full of useful and practical information....but... I was still left with a lot of unanswered questions.  Why are there so many lame horses?   Why are there so many encyclopedia type books on lameness and the only 'fix' is shoeing or surgery?   These questions and many more were always at the forefront of my mind as I continued my work in the horse industry as well as my quest to meet many more horses. 

I was teaching and training at reputable stables across Canada.  I was competing and coaching young riders at national dressage competitions.   Lameness and injury were present wherever we went.....Why? ........  

I received a blessing (in deep disguise) in moving to Bathurst, New Brunswick.  Due to my new remote location,  I had to take leave of the main stream horse industry.    Living here,  I  have reaffirmed and rediscovered that only by being "True to the Horse", injury, lameness (and most behavioral) issues virtally dissappear.  I have come full circle. 

The horse has an amazing capacity to heal itself  if given the medium to do so.  The horse is a dynamic being,  constantly adapting to his surroundings.   I believe that traditional horse management practices need to be completely rethought and redesigned to attend to the biological needs of the horse as well as the land they live on.   I believe you can have Local, Regional, National and International competitive show horses that are living a more natural lifestyle while remaining iron free.   

Having said all that I would like to leave you with this quote:

"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.  Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many.  Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in books.  Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.  Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.  But after observation and analysis,  when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all,  then accept it and live up to it"   .......~Buddha

Anne Louise MacDonald           

 Though I was born horse-crazy (it’s a genetic disease), my obsession blossomed the day my mother made the mistake of having my picture taken on the back of a pony when I was four. Over four decades later I am still desperately in love with horses.

            With a background in biology, I have worked as a veterinarian assistant, animal care technician and am currently working part time as the Manager of the Animal and Plant for St F. X. University and spending the other half of each day at my other passion, writing. I have four books for children published, the most recent being the international best seller, The Ghost Horse of Meadow Green  a teen novel in which I finally realized combining my two passions made a lot of sense.

            In 2002, I found Lisa, Equinextion and barefoot horses because of my horse, Sham, and his ‘mystery’ lameness. Sham’s Story  explains my difficult but ultimately joyful discovery of the truth about barefooting. Learning has always been a wonderful part of horsemanship for me. With an interest in dressage, there is always more to know. Now also is the field of natural horsemanship and all its subtleties, plus, thanks to Lisa, I am continuing to learn about horses feet, movement and how to encourage their general health and happiness.

            I own two barefoot horses. Isabelle, who has never been shod, and has extraordinary healthy natural feet that show me the true form to strive for, and Prince who has rehabbed from a horse that HATED walking on gravel to a happy go-anywhere trail horse willing to trot up the center of a back road or  trail.