Services
Consultation, instruction
and expert counsel.
Nine ways to work with Ada — three of them on site, six of them from anywhere in the world. Every one of them ends with the same question, what is the horse’s opinion.
In Person
On site,
with the horses in front of us.
Farrier Clinics & Seminars
One and two-day working clinics for practicing farriers. Live horses and the Patton Hoof Ruler applied hoof by hoof until every participant is measuring the same way. Groups are deliberately small; hands stay on feet.
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For organizations, universities, veterinary programs and industry conferences. A career that began with a first — and a philosophy that reframes hoof care around what the horse reports back. Suitable for professional and general audiences alike.
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On-Site Farriery Audits
An independent read of the farriery across a barn, a racing stable or a performance program. Horses are measured, feet are documented, and the findings are delivered as a written record the owner, trainer, vet and farrier can all work from.
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Online & Remote
Anywhere there is a camera
and a horse.
Webinars & Masterclasses
Live, scheduled sessions on balance, measurement and reading the horse’s response — ruler in hand, camera on the hoof. Open registration or private sessions for a single association, school or barn.
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Video Case Consultations
One horse, one case, one hour. Send footage in advance, then work through the foot together on FaceTime, WhatsApp or Zoom. A ruler can be shipped ahead of the call so the measurements are taken live, on your horse, by you.
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Media Interviews & Panels
Documentaries, podcasts, print and broadcast. A first-hand account of breaking into a closed trade in 1978, of the racetrack years, and of what has and has not changed in farriery since. Panel and moderator work welcome.
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Personal Mentorship
A continuing relationship with a farrier who intends to be better in ten years than they are today. Regular case review, measurement discipline, and the parts of the trade that were never written down. Places are limited by design.
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Expert Witness Testimony
Independent farriery opinion for counsel: case review, written report, deposition and trial testimony. Findings rest on measurement and documented anatomy rather than impression — which is what makes them defensible.
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Industry Board Advisement
Standing counsel to associations, foundations, racing bodies and welfare organizations — the work Ada has done as President of the California Thoroughbred Foundation board and on the World Equestrian Games farrier committee.
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How a Remote Consultation Works
Four steps, with a ruler shipped to you.
Tell Ada the case
Send the history and the footage through the inquiry form. Nothing is reviewed cold.
The ruler arrives
Where measurement is needed, a Patton Hoof Ruler is shipped to you ahead of the call.
Live, on the foot
Live, in real time. FaceTime, WhatsApp, or Zoom, with your phone pointed at the hoof. You measure; Ada reads and guides.
The horse answers
Walk the horse off afterwards and watch. Head, stride, stance. That is the confirmation.
Questions about scheduling, fees, travel or what to send ahead of a case review?