Welcome to the AHA
The American Hoof Association is an organization of peer-reviewed hoof care professionals offering progressive, preventative and rehabilitative services, education and information.
As a service to horse owners, the American Hoof Association provides a list of peer-reviewed professional trimmers under the section, Trimmer Finder. Each of these trimmers has passed the AHA’s rigorous review process. Applicants are evaluated on their understanding and practice of the AHA’s ‘healthy lifestyle’ paradigm, that is, a healthy hoof results from a healthy horse.
Certified Trimmers possess the qualifications necessary to adequately address preventative and rehabilitative needs of domestic equines. Certified Trimmers are available as clinicians; these experienced trimmers find education to be as important in their practice as is their work at the hoof. Apprentice Trimmers are skilled trimmers who are competent to perform an appropriate trim on a variety of healthy and pathological hooves.
Apprentice trimmers have the potential, but lack the experience needed to qualify as a Certified Trimmer. They are encouraged to continue their education with the goal of becoming Certified Trimmers.
Professional trimmers who desire membership in the American Hoof Association are encouraged to apply. The application process for both Certified Trimmers and Apprentice Trimmers is more completely described under Membership.
Horse of the Month - March
Horse: KS Sterling Silver
Owner: Christina Cline
Trimmer: Christina Cline
Location: CA
"Sterling and Christina's next adventure will be The Project with Mike Bridges, a 5 year adventure in the making of a California Vaquero bridle horse."
Info- 
KS Sterling Silver, also known as Sterling, is a 16h, 11 year
old Connemara-Trakehner cross gelding who has led an active life. He
has competed as an eventer, participated in numerous foxhunts, was a
source of entertainment in a couple western trail classes, and is a mountain
horse extraordinaire. He’s seen many of the trails in the northern Cascades
in Washington State, much of the time ponying a young horse. Sterling
is also accomplished at locking unsuspecting individuals in chicken barns,
breaking in to said chicken barns or any other barn for that matter,
picking locks, navigating zippers, escaping from rain sheets without
unbuckling or tearing anything, keeping the entire herd exercised, and
generally performing comical antics with his tongue. With the exception
of one brief shoeing cycle, Sterling has been barefoot his entire life.
He wears his burgundy size 2WW Renegades if riding over aggressive terrain.
Sterling is owned and operated by his owner/trimmer, Christina Cline.
Or perhaps it’s the other way around…
