Lisa always had a love of horses and was drawn to them very early in her life. She started riding when she was in Grade 3, sparking a quest to learn all she could about horses and riding with harmony and partnership. She went on to gain a wide variety of riding and training experience by working and training in many different disciplines...at top facilities across the country. (Jumper, Western Reining, Roping, Cutting...) Lisa also worked on the race track and working cow horses on the ranches of the west where she grew up, before settling on the classical art of Dressage.

Lisa's post graduate schooling is extensive. 2 yrs pre vet, a 2 year animal science course and the 2 year Equine Science program at Olds College (1988-90). She continued her riding schooling by attending many clinics in a wide range of riding disciplines.

She went forward to coach and teach young riders, traveling to competitions in Dressage and Hunter/Jumper. Teaching and coaching became her unexpected passion. Lisa has taken many young students to National championships in Dressage. She organized and managed both a national and provincial show team for 5 years.

Lisa was always looking to continue her education of horses ... to understand and learn reasons and treatments for lameness in horses. Lameness was her main interest while in school and still continues to study the anatomy and physiology of horses. For years she had her nose in the 'best' textbooks, talking and sometimes assisting with some of the best veterinarians, and farriers to discover more. There were still many unanswered questions for her. What were the common denominators for lame horses? Were there any? Why so much lameness??

Lisa's focus on the conventional treatments changed when her own PSG horse was diagnosed with navicular about 9 years ago. She took a hiatus of showing and teaching to research alternative methods for treatment. At that time she heard of Dr. Strasser and Jaimie Jackson and studied their works on the wild horses as well. This set off a series of events for Lisa. She fired her farrier and became a bit reluctant to listen to what the vet had to say...at least about the foot and trimming of the foot of the horse.

Lisa says the most important part of her research was to take it out of the books and back to the horse. For many years she watched and studied a wide variety of horses in a free range environment, as well as comparing those kept in conventional ways in stables and stalls. She studied their feet as well as health and behavior. Lisa has always been an advocate for horses living a natural lifestyle and the barefoot trim method she developed, uses and teaches is an elemental compliment to the horse.

Lisa started trimming and teaching others to trim their own horses in 1999. Equinextion.com was launched in Jan/02.

Equinextion gives clinics/seminars and private courses in Canada and the US on trimming and maintaining the barefoot performance horse including rehabilitation of chronically lame horses. Lameness' including navicular, founder, thrush, 'mystery' lameness...etc.

Equinextion now is offering trimming courses on site to those interested in persuing a carreer in trimming or becoming the best trimmer for their own horses.

Lisa believes that any horse can benefit from some simple changes in their environment and from removing their feet from the binds of iron and nails...and making simple, easy and cost effective changes to their lifestyle.

We hope you can attend a seminar or clinic to learn more about this concept and Lisa's philosophy.