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You are right Joe. It did come off sounding snide - and I do apologize, to 
you, and anyone else who took it that way.
But the meaning behind the statement is something I would like to rephrase: 
If someone is considering doing ANYTHING "NONTRADITIONAL," and they need to 
ask whether or not they should attemt it, then IMHO, they are NOT ready.

Again, I apologize for sounding KNOW-IT-ALL, because I am very much in a 
TEST-PILOT frame of mind when it comes to the topic of "alternative hoof 
protection for competition horses." But when people respond to the 
"barefoot" topic with a statement about checking the RideCamp "archives", I 
cannot help but mutter that those answers BELONG in the archives.

How can anyone not see that there is more professional, dedicated, even 
scientific study and findings on the "B" topic than ever before?
How can anyone not see that the technology behind equine tack and equipment 
is evolving, especially in these last five years, at an excellerated rate?

Why would a lot of people not be excited to hear that we are now testing a 
newly designed Easy Boot EPIC WITHOUT A BUCKLE, and therefore, no cotter 
pin? Think about how fast it would be to replace that boot on the trail, as 
apposed to replacing a lost shoe. If boot design is getting close to the 
point that they  stayed on through most terrain, and did not cause horse 
problems of their own, who would miss paranoia?
Think about not having to make the decision whether to pad a horse or not.  
Wouldn't it be nice not to have to pick their feet or worry about a stone 
ruining the trot-out?

So who are the riders that want that test to fail?
Heck, I am already waiting for the boot that can be applied WITHOUT BENDING 
OVER. Don't laugh, they did it with ski bindings!

Terry
"Free the Feet"



> From: Joe Long <jlong@xxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: jlong@xxxxxxxx
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [RC]    to shoe, redeux...
> DAte: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:40:31 -0600
>
>
> >Atually, if you need to ask, you haven't done any research or reading on 
> the
> >subject, and haven't lined up a barefoot trimmer, and don't know about 
> the
> >living conditions required for healthy hooves, then you should just do 
> what
> >everyone else does and nail on steel.
>
> <sigh>
>
> This is the kind of zealotry that causes me to try to avoid reading these
> "barefoot" threads.  This kind of snide, condescending reply to someone 
> asking a
> question. With the implication that if you "nail on steel" you are part of 
> the
> ignorant or uncaring masses (while the author is one of the enlightened 
> few).
>
> Give me a break.
>
> --
>
> Joe Long
> jlong@xxxxxxxx
> http://www.rnbw.com
>
>
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