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Please Reply to: Nicole nkinsey@xxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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I don't know if the GC shoes are going to work for all of my 
horses yet, so far only one has done any actual endurance 
rides in them.


My first set of GCs were on for two settings, including two LD 
rides.  When pulled that second time, I kept them as they've 
still got plenty of life in them for regular riding.  The 
second set has been used on one 50 and will be on for at least 
our next 50, and quite possibly longer.  

I'm totally sold on them.  So is my farrier.  He was very 
sceptical when I first bought them and asked him to put them 
on.  His prior experiences with plastic shoes were all negative and he told me 
he expected me to call him in a week or two to 
have him out again since he thought they'd wear away 
completely.  When he came back 8 weeks later to reset them he 
was so impressed he's been recommending them to other clients 
ever since.  

I've heard they don't work so well with horses with weak hoof 
walls.  That's not an issue for my horses, and in general I 
leave them barefoot.  It's only the horse(s) I'm actively 
riding and training regularly that I use any shoes at all. 
And, as I am a paranoid freak about the concussion caused by 
metal shoes, I have been using at least rim pads whenever my 
horses wear metal shoes for years now.  The GCs eliminate that 
concussion worry (that was actually the reason I tried them in 
the first place), and then they have other great qualities 
too.  I will be using them on all my shoe-wearing horses in the 
forseeable future.  I have NO ties to this company, but I have 
been thrilled with their product. :)

~Nicole
www.zephyrarabians.com
www.kattwmn.com


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