Born and raised in Upstate New York, Heather has been an animal nut since birth. Childhood dreams included becoming a veterinarian and raising horses. While she didn't end up going to vet school, she did pursue horses. She started working with them and taking lessons at 12 years old and purchased her first horse at 15. Later she ended up purchasing a 6 year old OTTB mare a couple years later who Heather jokingly says "put her through vet school but I never got a degree for it". In 2005, Heather moved to East Texas and pursued her dream of breeding friesians and friesian crosses. New Horizons Ranch came to life and she had her friesian stallion, Darktanion. In 2014, Heather chose to retire from breeding and start trying to help the ones that were already here. She began her bodywork career with PEMF Therapy, establishing her business NHR PEMF Services. However, after a short amount of time, she started discovering patterns that she couldn't explain. Always looking for answers, Heather was introduced to the field of Equine Osteopathy. After 4 incredibly wild years of study, Heather graduated the from the Vluggen Institute as an EDO in 2021 and later a CDO in 2023. 

BS in Animal Production (Equine Emphasis) from Tarleton, Apprenticed with farrier Charlie Roscoe (2003-2009), and Graduated Ida Hammers Trimming Program in 2012.

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Trista has owned and ridden horses all her life. She grew up riding at playdays and competing for all-around at open shows. In high school, she apprenticed with a reining trainer and learned to start colts. She has been involved in many disciplines and spent years training problem horses, starting colts, and showing horses for the public. She has extensive experience trimming and shoeing performance horses, founder, navicular, high/low, foals, donkeys, and mules. She is proficient in gluing on various composite shoe models with super glue, acrylic, or polyurethane adhesives, and can also nail on composite shoes. Trista believes in lifelong learning and has taken CE with many leading professionals like Jillian Kreinbring, Manolo Mendez, Karen Miles, Janek Vluggen, Yogi Sharp, Cal Middleton, and Ida Hammer to name a few. She believes in a whole horse approach that considers not just the hooves but the body, teeth, and spirit/mental well-being of the horse. In addition to in-person classes, she takes advantage of the plethora of info available online, including monthly webinars from institutions like Horses Inside Out, The Veterinarian Compendium, The Equine Documentalist, Hoof Nerds Unite, and The Humble Hoof.

B.S. Animal Science Equine - Tarleton, Natural Hoof Care Certification - Ida Hammer, Dental Certification Advanced Whole Horse Learning Center, International Association of Equine Dentistry Certification, Licensed with the State Veterinary Board of Tx EDP #67 

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I got my first horse for Christmas at 13. I have never felt overly pressured to conform to standards if it didn’t seem to work but we all end up caught in the fads somehow. Riding, showing, training, trimming, breeding. If you’re not careful the industry keeps us from asking WHY we do that & is there a better way. When you start looking for real answers you start a process that doesn’t stop. I had many quality people in my early horse life but my eyes were not open till after college. Then I got a glimpse of finding what’s best for the horses regardless of what anyone else says. If it’s not working look for other options no matter how many places you have to look. When you know better do better & forgive yourself for not knowing. The horse is always right!

St. Georges University

Brookhollow Vet Clinic

East Texas Mobile Equine 925-984-3731

Owner of Western Wildling Holistics, Kayla is our go to source in selecting the right herbs for each individual animal. 

Parker College of Chiropractic

Harris Chiropractic

Vluggen Institute Student

Vluggen Institute Student

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