Not for hire. After fifty years serving horses, Ada’s work now is consultation and education — helping the farrier who is already under the horse do the job more precisely. That reaches far more horses than one pair of hands ever could.

You send the horse’s history and video ahead of time. Where measurement is needed, a Patton Hoof Ruler is posted to you before the call. Then you meet Ada live on FaceTime, WhatsApp or Zoom with the phone down at the hoof — you hold the ruler, Ada reads the foot and guides the work.

It sounds improbable until you have done it once. The camera sees the foot perfectly well; what it needs is someone on the other end who knows what they are looking at.

It is far better if they are. Ada does not replace your farrier — she works alongside them. The most successful consultations are the ones where owner, farrier and, where relevant, veterinarian are all on the call and leave agreeing on what happens next.

Video of the horse walking away from and back toward the camera on hard, level ground — that single clip is worth more than a dozen still photographs. Add a straight-on view of each foot from the front and from the side. Ada reads the foot and the way the horse moves on it — that is what she needs to see.

Yes. In-person clinics and audits are principally across the United States, but consultation, mentorship and masterclasses are delivered internationally through live online platforms. Time zones are negotiable; Ada has taken calls at some genuinely unreasonable hours.

Medial–lateral balance — whether the inside and outside of the foot are the same. Applied before the trim it tells you where the foot is longer or taller; applied afterwards it proves what you changed. A judgment call becomes a number that another person can check.

Every farrier’s eye is good, and every farrier’s eye is wrong sometimes — usually in the same direction, on the same side, for years. The eye will lie. Numbers do not. Measuring is not a comment on your skill; it is what lets you prove your skill, to a client, to a vet, and to yourself.

Yes — rulers are posted ahead of consultations and are provided to participants at clinics. Ask through the inquiry form and say where you are; postage abroad is no obstacle.

Principally practicing farriers, but the best clinics have owners, trainers and veterinarians in the room as well. Everyone leaves able to look at the same foot and describe it the same way — which is worth as much as the trimming itself.

Yes. You will need horses, level ground, shelter and a group small enough that every pair of hands gets on a foot. Send an inquiry with the region, the likely audience and a window of dates — and see the calendar for what is already booked.

Fees depend on format, duration, group size and travel, and are quoted per engagement rather than from a price list. Tell us what you have in mind and you will get a straight answer quickly.

Yes — case review, written report, deposition and trial testimony. Inquiries should come through the Legal & Advisory path on the contact form with enough detail to check for conflicts.

Ada answers inquiries personally, which takes a little longer than an autoresponder and is worth the wait. If a horse is in acute trouble, say so at the top of your message — those go to the front.