cooling of legs and shoeing

[guest@endurance.net (by way of Cheryl Newbanks <horsetrails@inficad.com>)]

Hi Maja and welcome.  You were concerned with cooling your horses legs at
the vet check.  If your horse is carrying heat and or swelling that would
be a good thing to do along with the clay/poultice after the ride going
home. But if your horse is sound I don't see the need to go to all this
work at the vet checks.  I would probably use a good linament like Rogers
recipe AFTER the final vet check and wrap him; then reset those wraps and
put on more linament and rub the legs really good about every hour for
about 4 hours after the ride. I'd hose him when I got home.  

As for shoes I use a wide web eventer shoe called St Croix Eventers.  I
really like these shoes because my horse has better traction with them.  He
tends to slip behind when not wearing them.  I also pad my horse but a lot
or riders use easyboots over their shoes on rocky rides.  

Good luck on your upcoming ride:}