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RE: [RC] to Jonni -re archives and barefoot - Brenda Jo Jones

I often wondered why people think that a shod hoof offers stone protection
when it only covers the hoof wall, not the sole or frog. Maybe it's because
the hoof is numb?

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From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Teresa Van Hove
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 9:29 PM
To: ridecamp
Subject: [RC] to Jonni -re archives and barefoot 

Jonni,

PLEASE dont dare someone to ride a really rocky ride barefoot again. 
  If you want to know how that really works, go back to the 2001 
nov/dec archives.  Then look up the rider and horse.  You will find 
the horse never did another AERC ride again --may mean nothing, but 
'I' suspect the horse was never sound enough to do another AERC ride.

I dont mind barefoot, or booted instead of shod either, heck Grey 
once did 40 miles barefoot in back and booted in front (mainly a 
dirt surface, but there was an in/out where you had to get on 
pavement for some of it and there was some rocks-- so not too 
surprisingly he was starting to get a bit foot-sore and needed the 
hind boots the last leg -- I hadn't trusted them to stay on or I 
would have worn them to start with; and I know a rider who couldn't 
get a good farrier so he learned to trim and uses easyboots over for 
the rocky rides all the time.  Nothing wrong with doing what works 
for ones horse(s) and situation.

I DO get damm sickNtired of the folks that say that all shod horses 
are being crippled and 'cant feel their feet'....  Of course you, I, 
and most experienced riders know thats a pile of BS but what about 
the new to horses folks that read this drivel?  Unfortunately not 
everyone can recogzine sore-footed, nor other kinds of lameness for 
that matter --so I dont think its too great having them reading that 
shod horses have numb feet and feet should be warm --just too dang 
easy for an amatuer horse owner to mis-interpret as horses should be 
wincy over any kind of pebble or rock; or that a hot foot means 
they've really done a good job getting circulation going; rather 
than the serious 'Oh sh?t something's wrong here, I better ice, 
protect, and get a vets opinion before I end up with a long term 
lameness' thoughts they should have.

my .02 cents -Teresa Van Hove


 They seem to want to tell the world when they
did well barefoot....but the trails they are riding, don't compare. I have
no problem with horses who are shod, booted, or barefoot. I just get tired
of hearing again, and again, and again all about how wonderful these
BAREFOOT horses did, but we never hear when they did not do well barefoot.



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