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Welcome to the Hoofman Ltd. We are a small
team of professional cattle claw trimmers who’s main aim
is to correctly trim and balance the weight bearing
surface on the bovine hoof. This is done in order to
correct posture, mobility and/or alleviate pain by
corrective trimming of the bovine hoof using specialist
tools and equipment. This in turn promotes better
animal welfare, performance and profitability by trained
and qualified operatives.
The Hoofman Ltd started in 1995 when Charlie Harding
attended a 4 day Dutch Claw Trimming course at the
Willows Vet Practice in Cheshire. The first year he
trimmed 769 cows in total then the next year he
purchased one of the first hydraulic trimming crates and
started to increase his hoof trimming throughput and
knowledge of cattle claw ailments.
In 1998 he joined the newly formed National Association
of Cattle Foot Trimmers and soon became an active member
on the committee. The main aims of the Association have
been to bring together cattle foot trimmers and
interested parties to disseminate information especially
in the light of the present welfare changes in farming.
The Association has continually increased in credibility
and is recognised and respected by The Veterinary
Associations, Animal Welfare organisations and Hoof
Trimming Associations from around the world. The
Association has improved professionalism within the
trade and encouraged foot trimmers to take their
training further. Cattle foot trimming operatives are
now reassessed every 2 years to correct bad habits and
to encourage a better standard of claw trimming.
The Hoofman Ltd has now grown to 3 full time Dutch
trained claw trimmers Charlie Harding , Jeremy Payne and
William Denny and now trim over 30000 cows a year. Emma
Harding has the unenviable task of arranging the daily
work for the three trimmers and helps on farm when
needed. In the office we have Helen Whittingham who
deals with all the never ending paperwork.
The aim of The Hoofman Ltd is to work with the dairy
farming industry, to provide a fast and effective
service with the most up to date equipment and highly
trained technicians. We provide detailed report sheets
for the farmer, nutritionists and veterinary team
detailing work done and recommended future treatments.
These reports of course are helpful to the dairy farmer
as a resource for Farm Assurance bookkeeping.
We believe in promoting welfare and improving locomotion
of dairy cattle and to give farmers a greater margin and
a less stressful business. As we all know a lame cow is
not a profitable cow as lameness affects fertility and
milk yield and in turn affects your profit.
