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Re: [RC] Archive Use (boots, etc.) - Jim HollandHmmmm..By George, I think you're right! Perspective is interesting. I had shoes put on Magic just before Goethe. We did 50 miles at Goethe, another 50 miles at Gator Run. (Both in Florida...flat, sandy, no rocks) Plus a few short training rides in between. At 7 weeks, my farrier yanked his shoes, trimmed his feet...and put the shoes back on...hardly any wear. Here in the rocky, hilly North Georgia Mountains, if I train hard for a month over my trails...say 50 miles a week...my shoes are wafer thin, with the nail heads worn to the point where they "clink" when my guys walk...in FOUR WEEKS! I have a great farrier...he always wants to know what I plan to do for the next 6 weeks...he shoes...and plans his shoeing schedule...around that. I challenge ANYBODY to come ride with me barefoot for a month...and have any foot left on their horse; read that lame...no, not a month, just TWO WEEKS! Deal with your horse's feet based on your ride schedule. I damm-well guarantee you can't ride barefoot in the "technical" rides without hurting your horse....I don't pad here...but my horses are used to that. If YOU ride here you will not only shoe, you will PAD...or deal with stone bruises...read that abcesses. Come ride with me and I will prove it. IMHO, saying you can run your horse over ANY terrain in 50 mile or greater Endurance rides barefoot is stupid. Ain't gonna happen... Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic Jonni Jewell wrote: And I thought the whole thread was started because one particular rider likes to brag and tell how wonderful their horses do barefoot over soft, sandy rides, but we never hear how they did when they got pulled, or over more rocky rides........ Jonni =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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