Re: Padding - Good or Bad?

["Tracey" <tracey@tbt.co.za>]

Kristene wrote:

> >>how 
>     bad is it to keep pads on the feet from one shoeing to the next?  Is 
>     there any danger of rubbish getting lodged and rotting?  And what about 
>     thrush?  Can I re-use the pads if they aren't too damaged?  Would 
>     using pads cause the sole to soften - he is AYRAB with good hard 
>     feet?<<
> Kristene:
> I had to keep a leather pad on Toc once, 
>     when he cut his foot open, to keep dirt and stuff out of the cut.  The 
>     problem with a leather pad is that, if it gets wet, the leather does get 
>     soft, and it will allow water to permeate.  I think you could then risk 
>     fungal infections and general ickiness in the foot.
> I found that, after two weeks, the pad was 
>     revolting, and I removed it.  Of course, in our Winters you won't have that 
>     problem.  I had the leather pad on during those heavy rains we had last 
>     March, when it seemed as if the entire world was wet.  It's something 
>     to bear in mind for our Summers.
> I have a friend who used to put a plastic 
>     pad on her old TBs feet, under the shoes.  They seem a better 
>     option.
> Tracey
>