RE: [RC] Wearing the front more (was: barefoot/booted) - Terry Banister
I HAVE often been known to protect the back and not the front.
Me too! I don't care what people parrot about "more weight bearing on the front end". It's the hind feet that need the traction (especially on blacktop/cement). It's the hind feet that seem to wear down more. It's the hind toes that my horse squares off. It's the hind feet that had a higher pulse after cantering on fire road. Terry "May the Horse be with You"
> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:31:38 -0800 > From: katswig@xxxxxxx > Subject: [RC] Wearing the front more (was: barefoot/booted) > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Marirose Six said: > > > I have seen that 'my' barefoot horses have often worn > > their front hooves more. I have seen 'my' shod horses wear > > their front shoes much quicker. > > I almost never see this, and would consider my horse to not be "working properly" if I did. > > I routinely get resets (and sometimes two) out of my horses' front shoes while the hind shoes are worn thin within one shoeing cycle. > > I don't ever protect the front and not the back, as far as I am concerned that is just encouraging the horse to travel heavy on the forehand. I HAVE often been known to protect the back and not the front. I have one horse right now that is barefoot in front. She has steel on the hind though, and will wear through them within 5-6 weeks. > > kat > Orange County, Calif. > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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