Re: hoof growth (was endurance barefoot)

[Abby Bloxsom <goneriding@snet.net>]

> I may be full of hooey regarding my theory about the difference between
> barefoot for a long time (or a life time) vs months, but if I am, I'll
> be the first to admit it to RC!  Lif
> 
Of course you're not, Lif.  The hoof takes a year to grow from the
coronary band down to the ground, and the effects of not just *being*
barefoot but *working* barefoot will take a whole year to be complete. 
That doesn't mean that going barefoot for a couple of months doesn't
help, though.

-Abby
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Abby Bloxsom
ARICP Certified Instructor
Level III Recreational and Distance Riding
Colebrook, CT USA
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