Anni Stonebridge 
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ESA Field Instructor  -  UK 
Deeside, Aberdeenshire 
 
 
 
 
Anni has spent over twenty years learning from and working with horses as a rider, trainer, hoof trimmer and saddler, and ten years working with people as a psychologist in theories of change.  She is a Certified Hoof Care Practitioner with the UKNHCP and the originator of Barefootworks - the first UK barefoot trimming partnership.  In the last ten years she has trained with a wide range of international horsemen including Steve Halfpenny, Lisa Bruin, PNH, Kelly Marks, and Mike Barker.   
 
BAREFOOT HOOFCARE 
In order to provide the best life we can for our horses, we must understand and acknowledge the nature, physiology, psychology and feel of a horse.  We need to make constant evaluation of the effect domestication has had and is having on the complete horse and the dynamic hoof.  We need to use observation, science, creativity and lateral thinking in designing domestic equine environments.   
With her hoof care business Barefootworks, Anni draws on information and findings from up-to-date research and practice to give a supportive, informed and intelligent response to hoof care. 
PRACTICAL HORSEMANSHIP 
Horsemanship is a journey of self discovery.   Elation, confidence, excitement, elegance, expression and energy are all things we can share with our horse.  Building confidence, listening energy and mindfulness in ourselves is crucial to satisfying and successful horsemanship.  
Anni’s aim is to build calmness, confidence and trust through teaching practical patterns that can change a horse’s perception and balance, and improve how effective her clients are with their horses.