My name is Amber Mohr, I currently live in Kansas with
my husband and our daughter.We currently have 4 horses, including a Paint, named Toby, an Appaloosa named Rocky,
a Belgian named Forest and a miniature named Snapple. Currently we are limited to riding and driving mostly at home as
career and family haven't allowed us to get out with the horses much, but we will soon once again be hitting the
public trails. We also have a small dog, a couple of goats and the usual assortment of semi-wild barn cats.
I grew up on horses. I was blessed with a series
of ponies and horses as I grew up,showing locally and participating in 4-H, rodeos and parades. In high school,
I was on the horse judging team in FFA and my very first job was "Horse Wrangler" on the Buffalo River, at a place
then called Buffalo Outdoor Center. My second job was starting colts for my farrier, Jim Thomas. After a while he started
taking me with him on jobs to hold horses and that's what got me started with hooves.
I had always had
horses in mind for a career. I didn't dream of being in hoof care when I was in school, instead I wanted to be a trainer,
but I guess the Lord had other things in mind. I learned to shoe to save money, and found I had a real knack for hoof care,
but I only did it on the side for a long while. I worked a lot of other jobs in the meantime, from a Tyson's chicken
plant to a pet shop and even cleaned stalls and started colts, and was another "wrangler" at Big Cedar Lodge
in Branson, MO and took care of their horses. I still take on a horse here and there for training through specific
issues, but not on the scale that I had dreamed of. Hoof care is my calling now.
When I discovered natural
trimming, I really embraced it, with a strong shoeing background I like to think that has helped me really see how natural
is so much better than shoes. I really see much better results with barefoot than with shoes, and have done a lot of
independent research to confirm that natural really is better. I now do barefoot trims exclusively and
have a loyal, happy clientele. It's really rewarding for me and the most satisfying to watch lame horses make a full recovery
and do better without barefoot than they did with a lifetime of shoes.
I am working on becoming certified
in Natural Hoof Care, but everything was put on hold while I was on maternity leave, and I'm having to start over on that
process. While I was pregnant I took and passed, a Natural Hoof Care course from Penzance Educational Center (listed
on my links page), and have my certificate. As of July 2009, I'm a taking Level 2 and continuing my trimming education.
I have also applied to the American Hoof Association for approval.
I'm am building my case studies to be submitted for review, but like all good things, it just takes time. I'll be announcing
when the certification is finally official, but in the mean time, I'll keep photographing and doing more research on the latest
hoof related discoveries so I can pass the information on.
God Bless!
