My Journeyman farrier says barefoot always gives more traction.I'm sure it also depends on the quality and hardness of hoof , and how much they wear off when riding. Also the terrrain. Hard rocks etc will wear more hoof off. A spongy wooded trails, less. I believe sand wears some too. I shoe front only as we have graveland rock roads and spongy trails.My horse has very hard hoof and a nice cup. But later he may need all the way around if he wears down in back . My mare will probably need shoes all the way around, she has flatter foot land not as hard a hoof. I think you may be able to experiment. Laurie and Rascal ----- Original Message ----- From: GoTory@xxxxxx Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 6:39 AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] shoeing/barefoot/traction question I do hope this one hasn't been discussed (in the last six months or so).
I'm hoping for opinions, please, on how you may feel your horses' traction is
affected with no pads, pads added, or barefoot... have a friend who is having
the hind shoes pulled today and may have fronts pulled, too, next time. She
rides in varied terrain with a fair amount of hills and lava rock, mostly
conditioning rides, limited speed.
Thanks in advance for your help! Nikki
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