another good way to toughen sole is to use turpintine, its
an old one, but has worked for me for over 40 years of riding, OMG has it been
that long? Carolyn
She is tender walking across such surfaces because we rarely traverse
them in our regular training routine. If we did walk across these
surfaces regularly I'm sure she would toughen up but that isn't the
case. Hence, I would hate to cause a stone bruise or tear up her feet
right before a barrel race.
Why do you need to boot this horse for such short distances?
Exposure to rougher footing will only help her in the long run, by
toughening up her sole. (This exposure is of such limited duration that
I'm not sure it would help much... but I doubt it would hurt!) Is she
really so tenderfooted that you cannot get her across these areas without
boots?
