Re: borium shoes

["JOHN AYERS" <ayers@plainfield.bypass.com>]

We use shoes with borium dots (four dots on each foot). With

the previous farrier, Meshack would lose shoes if we rode very

aggressively (cantered) on hard roads. 

 

We decided that he would get too much grip with the borium and

the slightest twist would pull the shoe.

 

With the new farrier, we are using clips, and have not ever lost

a shoe. However I am much more careful and do NOT ride

aggressively on hard roads. The borium comes off on 4/22.

 

We are having a near record April snowfall here in Northern VT,

as well as plenty of mud so fortunately?? we have not seen much

hard surface.

 

John and Meshack
http://www.bypass.com/~ayers (Vermont Equestrian Activities)
Secretary/Treasurer Vermont Arabian Horse Association

-----Original Message-----
From: Steph McCray <wind@visionsofthewind.com>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 4:21 PM
Subject: RC: borium shoes

Does anyone else use borium shoes in the winter? If you do, have you had any problems when riding on hard-packed dirt roads when your horse still had borium shoes on? TIA!

 

Steph McCray