Re: RC: Horse Shoes and Pain Relief

[Dbeverly4@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/20/2001 1:17:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, guest@endurance.net writes:


> Not one person has attempted to answer my initial question.  I'll pose it
> separately:
>
> How does a 3/8" of metal around the edge of the horse's hoof prevent pain
> when travelling on rocks?
>
> Secondarily:
>
> If you have a horse's hoof that is conditioned to the terrain on which he
> is running which means his hooves don't excessively wear during the course
> of the ride, what good do shoes do for that horse?


I thought kat and a couple of other people answered this question quite nicely.  Do you need their answers resent?

Sylvia