RE: [RC] Some tough questions for those that sell the Boots.. - Mike Sherrell
The
angles of Peruvians' leg and shoulder bones differ from those of other breeds.
For example, it's easy to see from looking that a trotting horse has more
upright pasterns, for example. Furthermore, the path of the foot differs at the
gait ("a" gait, really; different Peruvians have different gaits, and each
Peruvian also has different gaits) from the path of the hoof at the trot,
striking the ground at a different angle.
I am
an addicted trail rider, and for me not much beats the thrill of gaiting rapidly
down a narrow, twisting (but mostly flat) trail -- at about the speed of a good
trot. For me it's like gaiting in the show ring except that it's about ten times
as challenging to maintain the gait under the rapidly-varying
conditions.
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those that sell the Boots..
Why would a gaited breed require a
different type of shoeing or trimming? Wouldn't a balanced,
level, trim and good shoeing that is balanced and keeps the toes
short be optimum for any horse? I am just interested in horses
going down the trail not about special shoeing for the show ring or shoeing
that would exagerate a certain gait.
*Hi Kim, I agree with this totally!!! Or,
from the other perspective...if you have to deviate from a good, balanced trim
to get a certain gait; that has just got to negatively impact on joints;
tendons and ligaments and long-term soundness of the horse down the
road....
