Natural Hoof Care Specialist Gudrun Buchhofer grew up in Germany and immigrated to Canada in 1998. Gudrun came to horses later in life. Her first horse, Sunny, moved with her from Germany to Canada and she now has a herd of three. Gudrun has kept Sunny barefoot and boarded naturally since 1993 and hooves have become her passion. When Sunny almost died because of severe laminitis in 2003, she was desperate for help. She found Jaime Jackson and the American Association for the Advancement of Natural Horse Care Practices (AANHCP) and immediately enrolled in the education program to become a professional. Gudrun is one of the first Canadian Natural Hoof Care Practitioners certified by the AANHCP and is now working as Natural Hoof Care Practitioner and Field Instructor for the AANHCP. Gudrun loves to take on difficult cases (i.e. navicular and founder) and helps horses to develop their very own natural foot. Gudrun has clients - horses and donkeys - throughout Nova Scotia. Within the AANHCP Training and Certifiation Program Gudrun performs many roles. She tutors students from all over the globe as Training Cell Leader and supports the Board of Directors as Assistant Coordinator for International Practitioner Affairs. Gudrun is currently translating some of Jaime Jackson's books into German.
Helping horses and teaching horse owners about hoof and horse care and natural boarding brings a lot of joy to Gudrun's life. She has created a founder free Paddock Paradise for her horses in Cape Breton. She is also enthusiastic about training and handling horses the natural way and understanding horse psychology. For several years, Gudrun has been a dedicated student of the Parelli Natural Horsemanship Program. As well, Gudrun is a Reiki Practitioner Level II and offers Reiki for horses.