Barefoot horses doing endurance...

[JRasalways@aol.com]

 Why not just put shoes on the horse? If it is going to be doing a 50 (that 
doesn't have good footing, like not sand, or no rocks) or 100 or multi-day, I 
would almost think it would be un-fair to make a horse go all those miles on 
barefeet. OUCH!  Sure there are some horses with tougher feet than others but 
still... Maybe a 25 would be okay, but for the horses that do many miles all 
year long, shoes seem neccesary. Why risk tender feet and or stone bruises?
                            Kori Byrd & Nantyka's April