Yes. While proper hoof balance is agreed on between barefoot trimmers and farriers, the trims are very different. Farriery trims require that the horse bears its weight on its hoof walls (effectively its toe nail) while barefoot trimmers believe the weight should be spread more equitably between the inner hoof wall, the frog and to some degree, the sole. The breakover on a barefoot trim is further back than on a farrier-trimmed hoof, due to the bevel. Depending on the degree of solar concavity, many barefoot trimmed horses will appear to have a scoop at the quarters. Barefoot trimmers do not 'dress; the frog. They do not believe in cutting off the horse's callus but rather leaving it to harden and provide a cushion to dissipate concussion. A barefoot trimmer will leave the parts of the hoof that a farrier will remove. In particular barefoot trimmers do not believe that the sole should be rasped flat since that thins the sole directly under the pedal bone, where the horse most needs support. Barefoot trimmers also have a different method of rehabilitating foundered horses.

There is quite a lot of difference. A well trimmed horse (according to a barefoot trimmer) wont bear ALL its weight on its hoof wall. Rather it will share the load between the inner hoof wall, the frog, and to some extent, the sole. Barefoot trimmers look at the gait of the horse to see if its landing toe-first of heel-first and try and encourage heel-first landings. If your horse seems LAZY when you ride it out, but flies when you turn for home, it is probably because it is toe first landing and is uncomfortable in its feet. It doesnt WANT to move out. When you turn it for home, the adrenalin ovecomes the discomfort and the horse flies. So the rider THINKS that the horse is merely dogging it and being LAZY. Toe-first landing horses feel like they have the handbrake on. Heel first landing horses do nice free extended gaits. They feel forward going.

Farriers will often DRESS the frog. Barefoot trimmers dont. Frogs are a bit like our fingertips. They have neurosensors in them. Trimming the frog not only removes the callus that the horse needs to walk on and protect its hoof, but it also removes some of these neurosensors. HOrses FEEL with their frogs.

Barefoot trims also bevel the hoof wall. This helps hold the hoof together. Its modelled on a good wild horse hoof. This is how good footed wild horses WEAR their feet. By trimming our horses hooves we are merely trying to give them the kind of WEAR that they would get if we didnt keep them in soft paddocks.

There is a world of difference between a barefoot trim and a traditional farrier trim.