01/06/2026
Since I first saw the use of the golden caliper, presented by Scott Lampert (USA) at the Spring Games 2013 event in the Netherlands, I have learned a great deal about its application and about how to help the horse during hoof trimming.
The golden caliper is a measuring tool based on the so-called golden ratio.
When I begin measuring the horse’s foot, or even any part of my own body, and observe that everything maintains a perfect proportion, I find it simply fascinating.
For me, it is only a tool that I use to train my eye and to better learn how to read and interpret the horse’s foot. I do not trim the hoof based on its measurements; instead, I use the measurements obtained to confirm the location of certain natural references that I will later take into consideration during trimming.