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Re: [RC] [RC] [RC-Digest] hoof protection - terry banister

My horse is almost 10 and never been shod. He has no problem with his front feet, so I leave them bare. However, he wears his hind feet a little too short before his 5-week trim, and he also wears them unevenly. So in order to keep enough heel and levelness, we do 1/2 to 2/3 of our conditioning rides with Old Macs (our old standbys), because if they are the correct size, they stay on and do not rub. Also, they are holding up longer than anything else we have used. The other 1/3 to 1/2 of our conditioning rides, we go barefoot in order to maintain/keep his tough, callous sole.

So, because of NATRC rules, you may want to have more than one kind of boot (then each pair lasts twice as long). I am also having good luck with a modified Swiss boot, that Kirt Lander, a barefoot hoof trimmer and endurance rider from Arizona designed, which is easy on/off. My hoof trimmer cut me a pair like Kirt's but he didn't put the keeper strap around the fetlock, so mine come off after water crossings. But another woman had Kirt make her boots and they had the keeper strap, and she said she had no problem with water crossings. And they are low enough on the hoof to work for NATRC, so maybe they are an option.

Terry
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From: Alice Yovich <a.yovich@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [RC]   [RC-Digest] hoof protection
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 19:38:39 -0600

I'm a NATRC rider who knows that I can only compete in easy boots. I also know they aren't all that easy. I have a horse with great feet and I usually ride barefoot. Occasionally I need or want to ride somewhere we need something on the feet. I will probably continue to just shoe for those competitions for which I need hoof protection, but I wondered what a better alternative to shoeing or easy boots might be. Someone has suggested that I get Old Mac's, and they do look great, but I wondered what the other options were. Or should I just get easy boots and use them exclusively since that's what I'd have to compete in. Thanks!
Alice Yovich, Reg. 4 Texas
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