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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 10:03
PM
Subject: RC: Naked Man and
Horsneakers
I knew there HAD to be an advantage of living in
North Dakota! We never run into these "fruit loops" here! In the winter it
would be just suicide to take a bath naked in the woods. You would turn into
an icicle. And in the summer you'd be eaten alive by blood sucking insects!
I have been reading the "barefoot horses" posts
with great interest. There are too many variables for a "one answer fits
all". I looked at some of the web sites that Darolyn recommended and I am
intrigued with the horsneakers.
Anybody tried them? Anybody willing to share
their experience?
My horse was barefoot most of last summer and
even did a couple of LD's barefoot. Even though he has very hard and healthy
hoofs, I am just not sure how the accumulation of many training miles and
several 50's would wear his hoofs. I think it all depends on the footing,
terrain and the horse. I tried the EZ boots, but I just have a hard time
keeping them on a barefoot horse. And it is a pain in the neck when they fall
off.
The horsneakers look like they would stay on much
better, because they come up higher, the coronet band and bulb are lined with
neoprene. Each sneaker is custom made from a cast of the horses hoof. They are
quite spendy, but if they work, would be worth the investment. It would be a
nice option for gravel and rocky terrain instead of shoes and
pads.
Jutta Schmidt