Re: [RC] pulling shoes now OLDER horse - Elizabeth Walker
So, then - question. What is a "toe callus"? I've heard people say that you should never take off the toe callus of a barefoot horse, but - if you are rasping the foot every couple of weeks (and keeping the toe short), how does that work?
On Jan 11, 2010, at 1:12 PM, sherman wrote:
No, that long toe is
taken back to (and kept in ) a more normal position, then the boot goes
on. The nice thing about the barefoot horse is that the long toe doesn't have to
be taken back so far to allow for growth that will occur between shoeing, since
it will possibly self trim some, and hopefully the owner/rider will be vigilant
in keeping it rasped to a good length. I can't even get the boots on my horse if
I let his toe overgrow, the boot won't go on right.
