[RC] barefoot w /not so round edges - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Ray O'Donohue rno2m@virginia or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== We put my 18 y.o. MFT barefoot(rear only)a year ago.After about 3-4 months,we had great improvements: huge fat frogs extending almost all the way to the toe,hoof wider,all the usual claimed benefits,etc.In the initial months,the quarters would always break out/chip as expected.However, nowadays,the quarters and for that matter,the toes,are nowhere near as rounded as one would expect.They are only very slightly rounded ,with NO chips,cracks,etc.Like granite!The underside surface of the quarters are pretty much flat,also contrary to expected.Chico lives in a fairly moist but very rocky and challenging environment,where he rarely stays in one place for more than a half hour at a time. He gets these rear hoofs trimmed and dubbed as necc. by the farrier when he comes to shoe the fronts.And this quicker (yet again)breakover at the back has really helped both of us.(Thanks again,Truman!) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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