[RC] Barefoot vs Shod - Karen

At 03:35 PM 11/2/2006, you wrote:
> Karen - Did you do that 5600 miles Totally barefoot - or in boots?

I use boots to compete in.  I've seen too many horses complete rides 
barefoot and then end up really sore that night or the next day.  I'm 
not willing to risk having that happen, so that's why I use boots.

> Do you train totally barefoot - or in boots?

Both.

To answer this question:

> I'm wondering just WHY you guys need to trim your barefoot endurance 
> horses? (by barefoot - I mean as mustangs - not in boots)...

Chief went over a year being barefoot without a trim.  We had a few 
weeks of wet sometime after that year and his hooves grew faster than 
he could wear them down turned out in the mud and he had a very small 
trim then.  Generally the horses only need very minor rasping.  The 
good thing with Chief is that at any point in time over the last 
couple of years I've been able to measure his angles and toe length 
and it's the same.  It's really nice!

Karen








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