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The Fischer Equine Lameness Foundation

Introduction to the Fischer Equine Lameness Foundation

Sheri Fischer is a registered nurse with a bachelors degree in science and nursing, a certified public health nurse, and who has cared for and shown horses for 30 years.  Distressed by the lack of adequate interest in barefoot treatment for lameness problems in horses, she discovered a natural barefoot trimming method in 2003.  Because of the deficiency of trained barefoot hoofcare professionals in her area, Sheri enrolled and successfully completed a one year training hoofcare course.  

Because of her locally known interest and success with difficult lameness problems, horse owners in her area began “donating” horses with incurable lameness problems, which had failed all available traditional techniques.  As is illustrated in the photographs, and elsewhere in this website, she has obtained success far exceeding traditional techniques, with these donated animals, and client horses.  This resulted in the creation of the non profit 501 (c) (3) Fischer Equine Lameness Foundation.   

The Fischer Equine Lameness Foundations focus is education of veterinarians, farriers and all other horse practitioners.  Sheri and her husband Mark, an orthopedic surgeon, fly internationally and present lectures on Wolfs Law of Orthopedics and how this affects the equine distal limb.  Their presentations have been given in Europe and throughout the US.  Recently, Sheri has lectured to the veterinarian students at the University of Minnesota and several veterinarian clinics throughout the US.

The Foundation was started with the help of a fellow Hoof Care Professional, Shelly Fehn. The current main facilities are on the Fischer family horse farm in Independence Minnesota. An associated rehabilitation facility is located near Edgerton Wyoming. This facility is operated by Perri Wheeler (www.healthehoofwyo.com), who owns and operates a commercial cattle ranch, holds an associate degree in agricultural business and also is a barefoot hoofcare professional. All of the horses on the 35,000 acre cattle ranch are barefoot and in full time work rounding up cows, roped off of and worked on rocky rough terrain.

The Foundation has thus far been funded privately by the Fischer family with volunteer horse care by the trimming professionals noted above. To this foundation has been awarded the designation 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. This allows us to accept charitable contributions in the form of cash or animals to promote the activities of the foundation. (See monetary or animal contributions link)