I need some suggestions. I have owned my mare for 51/2 years
and up until last month she has never lost a shoe. Now in a three week period
she has thrown three shoes. It has been rainy here in San Diego(I know, hard to
beleive, huh?) and lots of mud. Fortunately her corral is kept very clean
and dry and her hooves look great according to my farrier, who has been her
farrier all of her life. I finally felt her pull the last shoe and it was when
crossing a deep and very sticky mudhole. She is only shod in the front and she
has pulled shoes from both hooves. I am now riding looking at her feet
constantly, my friends think I am paranoid. But the truth is, I can't afford to
keep having the farrier out every week!! I started using bell boots at
first, but they obviously don't help when it comes to mud. I am afraid to try my
easyboots, because they are even more expensive to lose! Plaese help with any
suggestions!!
