Home Current News News Archive Shop/Advertise Ridecamp Classified Events Learn/AERC
Endurance.Net Home Ridecamp Archives
ridecamp@endurance.net
[Archives Index]   [Date Index]   [Thread Index]   [Author Index]   [Subject Index]

Re: [RC] [RC] ? Success at barefoot at a 100? YES at the WEC - RDCARRIE

In a message dated 2/4/2005 11:02:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Jonni" 
<jonnij@xxxxxxxx> writes:


BAREFOOT he completed a rather hard and somewhat rocky Bluebonnet in

Texas in April<<<

No questioning that Darolyns horse has done very well, be it shod or
barefoot, ?he has a good record. But, I never have thought of our trails
(where the Bluebonnet is held) as either hard or rocky. It is known to many
as an area they can ride on a regular basis barefoot, as the footing is so
good. I'll look for those rocks this weekend ?;-)



LOL...I thought the exact same thing when I read that post.  Rocks?  I rode my 
mare there on her first LD back in 1999, and have done a number of other rides 
there over the years on other horses.  She's probably the queen of the tender 
feet - a real rock weenie.  We did the ride barefoot (no barefoot craze 
here...just that our miles ridden were not exceeding hoof growth at that 
point...I did shoe her a few months later).  She was fine the whole ride.  I 
remember the trail *crossed* a couple gravel roads, but that's about it.  Nice 
dirt the rest of the time.

Dawn in East Texas

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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!!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=