I think I may have written the book on this experience. This is one of the reasons why I'm doing my own trimming and hoping barefootin works with endurance. Sometimes new shoes do just what you're describing, especially when you have them put on right before a ride. My advice is go. If you get pulled at the pre ride vet check you should get most of your money back. Make sure this is the case. If you go with the attitude that you could very well get pulled, then, if it happens, you won't be all pissed off when it does. It will be a good experience for you and your horse, camping wise, and you can volunteer, which is always fun. I go to a ride with a back up plan. Option D, which stands for dead ass drunk and socially embarrassing, follows Option C, which is volunteering with the kitchen help, only if they need you, which follows Option B, which is volunteering somewhere at the vet check area or at a crossing point where they need someone. Or at a place where you get rider's numbers. As long as you haven't opted for Option D too early, they'll usually put you somewhere. Just ask any RM, they'll tell you where to go. The ones I know tell me this when I pull into their campsite. lol. Go, go, go, go, go. And, bring plenty of beer and ice. If you ride, it's a great pain killer. If you get pulled, it will give you time to sit back, relax, look at your horse (who looks perfectly fine to you, trotting up and down flawlessly in your portable corral) and, when you find others who happen to be in the some boat (the name of this ship is Incomplete Rider) you can all get together and whine. Down here in Florida we call it the "Howard Highway." It leads nowhere and you never finish, but when you do decide to pull off the side of the road and call it a day, by all means, bring out the cold beer. Nobody minds a whiner as long as you give them a free beer to drink along with your whine. And, by all means, give them time to whine, also. No need to be selfish here when it comes to whining. All Incomplete Losers (copyright by "Potato" from CA, Tevis, 2002) have a need to express themselves. But, hey, nobody ever listens to me, so do what you think is best for you. cya, Howard ----- Original Message ----- From: Typef Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 12:19 AM To: ridecamp Subject: [RC] Help ... interference question/problem ... ride this weekend Three weeks ago I have new shoes put on and had the toes rolled a little and the heels squared because she was clipping her front shoes when she was tired. No over-reaching just a lotta noise. So that suggestion was made and I did it. I don't know if this is part of my problem or not but it's a time coincidence. Two weeks ago every once in a while, when we were going a little faster, she'd "step funny" and then limp, limp, limp for 3-4 steps and then go fine again. The first time she did it I thought she stepped on a rock. Then after a few more I started to wonder. It "seemed" to be the right hind. Last week I noticed when I returned that she had a big chunk missing from the inside of her LEFT fetlock. Rememberance bells are going off from 30 years ago and I'm figuring she's intefering. Well, hell. Now what to I do? So I stopped riding her for a couple of days and was up talking to my trainer and he said to get her some interference little suede velcro things and "ride my girl." So Fed-Ex brought them yesterday and I had a great ride. Tonight she did the step-funny, limp thing again and sure enough when I got home, that wound was ouzing. Now I'm wondering if she got up under the boot or she clipped the boot and the boot just crushed the crusty skin enough to make ot ouze. I'm worried that I'm going to drive all the way to Santa Cruz (3.5 hours) and they're gonna say "sorry, you're not riding." My dad is pretty sure they'll pull her even though I don't think it's that bad. I think it was healing and the boot did it but how to be sure inbetween now and then I don't know. I plan on staying off of her and not putting any balm on it so it can dry out. The may be where I went wrong this last week. I had Bag Balm on it. Any comments? Anything would be welcome!!! I'm worried sick about whether I should go or not. :0 Jackie
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