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Re: [RC] This is one enlightened vet! - Chris Paus--- Shari <windswept@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Gee, I wonder who puts shoes on all those wild Mustangs to protect their feet from excessive wear.? Dr. Balch, maybe? I think if you read Heidi's post, you'll see that Dr. Balch is not anti-barefoot. He's saying that it will be Ok for some horses in some situations, but not for all. Just like there is no saddle that fits every horse, no shoeing or barefoot situation is good for all horses. I'm not anti or pro barefoot. I'm for what works for the individual horse. And to say that 99 percent of horses feet with shoes are sickening, is ridiculous. My Starman wears shoes and at every ride I take him to, people come up to me and comment on his wonderful feet. I bought this horse for his feet after having put down a horse with chronic laminitis. He doesn't wear shoes year round, they come off for winter. But I do communicate with horses and the last time I took him out for a ride barefoot, he clearly asked me when he could have his shoes back on. I have two other horses I ride barefoot and train on trails that are pretty rocky. But I find when I ask them to train on our gravel roads, even these longtime barefooters get ouchy and need EZ boots or some other protection. I've seen the ugly things that can happen to a horse from bad farrier work, both shod and unshod. And I've seen the good things that happen to a horse's hooves, shod and unshod from good farrier work. I think it's the histrionics and absolutes that people object to, not the idea of riding barefoot. I've seen barefoot horses do well at rides and I've seen them pulled for lameness, just like shod horses. I have been a newspaper reporter and copy editor for years and years and if your article was rejected, there probably was a reason. Did you give both sides of the story honestly? Did you quote credible sources? Did you include unbiased pictures? Did you give good resources for people to explore the issue further? Were your facts credible with good, verifiable data? Was the article written to promote barefoot or to explain it and offer it as an option? I'd like to read it and offer constructive feed back to help you get it published if you would like. chris I never said all horses should go barefoot; and you admit that "like most of us", you knock barefoot horses.. I am protesting their rigid mindset in refusing to print my article about the success I've had. THAT'S BIAS and uncalled for, as is your crack about ocean front property in Idaho. I can personnly tell you, the more I ride I horse, the better he gets. And 99% of the shod feet I see are sickening.....WAY too long, high heels, flares, you can only imagine the DAMAGE being done to the horse's joints, not to mention his feet. The position on the website is not extreme, just ahead of the times. Hide and watch. ===== "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot Chris and Star BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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