[RC] Bare VS Shod: There must be a compromise - Tom Sites
First off let me start by saying i'm not leaning
towards any position, yet see the best both have to offer, hense the
compromise.
i had a shoe farrier trim Gabriels feet for over a
year and it always seemed to me he had too long a toe. With 2 trims by a
'barefoot' trimmer his foot is the shape i always thought it to be. But
she said it'll take a few more trimmings and growth to get it where we want to
be. I am considering a number of hoof protection boots and i again admit,
i'll lean to what seems easier to me to fit and works best for the horse.
Any suggetions would be appreciated. And if it works here in the mountains
it'll work anywhere, except we don't have too much swamp but there are a few
bogs in the wet season.
Why do farriers leave such a long toe? Does
that not put stress on the tendons? I *think* farriers compensate the
usage of shoes to cover up inadequate trims. Correct me on your perfect
farriers, but they won't come and see me and as i look back all my horses had
too long a toe. I must admit Jody had a good trimmed foot on all her
horses w/ shoes
Perhaps i may be wrong (again) but this lesson late
in life will perhaps change me or take me back to where i was w/ long toes and
steel shoes. But if i see i ever again go to shoes, i'll keep this
barefoot trim program going, hense the compromise.
ts
