[RC] barefoot - Tiffany D'Virgilio
Title: barefoot
on 10/2/02 4:13 PM, Debra Ager at dager@xxxxxxx wrote:
It contributes heavily to laminitis and seems to be the sole cause of navicular disease.
You actually believe that? I wonder if maybe, just maybe the fact that 1300 pound QH's operating on tiny feet have something to do with it. If you are going to come here and spout asinine comments, please do as you say and read up on these things first.
My gosh, I have one shod and one barefoot horse myself. According to their needs. Mare who does 50 miles a week in the rock and rubble gets shoes. The barefoot mare may have to when I start amping up her training. I defy anyone to come and bring a bare horse to my house and ride for a month. They'll be on bloody stumps doing serious miles. I have trails with no soil, just rock. You are going to tell us that this is healthy for a barefoot horse? No horse could grow that much hoof. No horse owner should put their horse in that pain or situation. It is cruel. If you live on nice forest paths, fine.. But it isn't going to cut it here.
Tiffany
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