Re: [RC] pulling shoes now OLDER horse - Elizabeth Walker
Ah, but you have to have an eye for angles and imbalances - which I don't. My farrier has pointed stuff out to me - sometimes I see it (once it is pointed out), sometimes I just can't see what he is talking about. I wouldn't trust myself to be able to keep a hoof in proper trim. It isn't just horses feet - I'm horrible at nailing two boards together, too. I can look, I can measure, and I'll still end up with stuff mis-matched and crooked.
On Jan 10, 2010, at 5:01 PM, sherman wrote:
No, unshod horse
owners who have heard of riding barefoot but are not committed to or have
not educated themselves on doing it right. In the area of N. CA foothills where
I live, it is not uncommon that if the horse isn't shod, owners sometimes think
they don't need to keep a regular schedule with the farrier, after all, there is
no loose or worn out shoe to remind them. My farrier only visits every two or 3
mos., however, I am committed to do the maintenance trimming myself and call at
the first sign of an imbalance that I'm not sure how to
handle.
