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Re: [RC] what they DON'T always tell you about going barefoot - Tiffany D'VirgilioNot only for that reason, but some people live in areas where an endurance horse almost has to be shod. Here in the foothills of Mt. Baldy it would be almost impossible for a horse doing 30 miles a week to be unshod. We have trails where there is literally NO soil. Just rocks. Especially after the fires and floods. I can't ride my unshod mare on a lot of trails here. Our main wilderness trail is rocks for 5 miles, with no soil. You cannot avoid conditioning on rocks here. I'm resigned to the fact that my bare mare will need shoes when seriously conditioning. The ride doesn't come first with me ever either, but my horse does.Tiffany On Feb 2, 2005, at 10:50 AM, LTYearwood@xxxxxxx wrote: For people for whom?the RIDE comes first -- for those?who don't want to, are aren't willing to, are are unable to CONDITION THEIR?HORSE'S FEET -- then don't take?their shoes off. There is often way too much damage that has to heal and there is often?way too much time that has to elapse to think you can take a horse's shoes off one month and then ride him on a fairly rigorous endurance ride the next month.
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