RE: Re: RE: RE: Sneakers

["Kathy Mayeda" <kathy_mayeda@atce.com>]

I rode Rio (RO Grand Sultan) for a couple of lessons while he
was shod in Sneakers.  His last few years of competition has
been in Sneakers and has been pretty sound while using them.

Maybe Sneakers wear better on some horses than others.  I believe
that the Sneakers in his case has helped him compete into his
late teens.

Since I am competing in a younger horse, I have no interest
in using them.

Kathy


-----Original Message-----
From: Robyn Levash [mailto:questarabians@inreach.com]
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 11:23 PM
To: Michael Sherrell
Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: Re: RE: RE: Sneakers


----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Sherrell <grizzlyan@mindspring.com>
To: <guest@endurance.net>; 'Ridecamp' <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 8:00 AM
Subject: RC: RE: RE: Sneakers


> How do they last compared to iron shoes on gravel/rock?
>
Amazingly they wear different on different horses. One of my older
geldings
just used to pound the ground. My other mare lightly floats down the
trail.
The gelding would wear the Sneakers out in about 3-4 weeks while the
mare I
could usually get by with a reset. Average wear time for her about 6
weeks.
I found both horses moved much more short strided with them. My mare
developed severe contracted heels. These shoes are far too rigid and do
not
allow the heels to expand. One thing that I noticed is that the toes
wear
down to nothing in no time and you are left with the horse running in
REALLY
high heels. These high heels tip the coffin bone downward pushing into
the
sensitive laminae of the toe. It's kinda like wearing women's high
heels.
What pain! After a while, because all the force of the foot is being
placed
on the front toes it just plain hurts and you just cannot wait to get
the
darned things off. It is the same principle to the horse, although much
more
horrible consequences are the result such as laminitis etc. Also, the
soles
of the feet and frog cannot touch the ground natually which is so vital
to
have maximum circulation in the horses feet/ legs.
 I highly recommend saving your money. They are a pain in the neck to
put
on, very time consuming, and most importantly they offer no benefical
function to the horse's foot. Good Luck!
Robyn
My horses have been happily barefootin' it the past six months and
moving
better than ever!
Robyn



> ----------
> From: guest@endurance.net[SMTP:guest@endurance.net]
> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 2:40 PM
> To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:  RE: Sneakers
>
> Melinda melinda@equithotics.com
> To Steph and Ridecamp: A recent posting on ridecamp was brought to my
> attention and I would like to request a chance to comment on some
statements
> made about Sneakers for Horses horseshoes. Sneakers are a wide web
shoe
with
> a pad on the ground surface and were designed for hard, dry, tough
going.
> They help to reduce the concussion on the horse's hoof and legs. They
do
not
> have an edge like a rim shoe so in other conditions, such as slick
grass,
> for more traction there are numerous methods available to modify the
shoes
> for added traction. Traction in mud is an individual issue. If you are
> riding in deep mud then you are probably not looking for concussion
> absorption.
>      Sneakers are about the same thickness as many shoes and pads at
about
> 1/2 or so depending on the size. As the horse steps down onto the
hoof's
> weightbearing phase it has been shown that the pad material can
compress
2mm
> at the trot. The shoes use the same farrier tools and techniques that
have
> been in use for centuries. If a horse happens to lose a shoe, as can
happen
> with any shoe, it is not a problem to put an easyboot or other hoof
> protection on the shoeless foot until a shoe can be reapplied.
>      Over the ten years that the Sneakers have been available, most of
the
> top endurance races around the world have included horses winning,
winning
> BC, placing in the ten or just "finishing to win" with Sneakers. What
one
> needs to remember is that the Sneakers are another tool available to
riders
> to use or not to use to help their horses. It is entirely an
individual
> choice for that horse and rider combination. Thank you for giving me
the
> opportunity to express another side of the story. And out on your
trail
> adventures, when you see that tell tale funny horseshoe pattern in the
dirt,
> you will know that another endurance horse wearing Sneakers has been
hitting
> the trail in comfort over all those endurance miles.
> Thank you. Sincerely, Melinda Balint
>
>
>
>
>
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