Pads for the OD

[Sarah Ralston <ralston@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU>]

At 09:30 PM 6/14/99 -0400, you wrote:
>When I rode the Fort Valley a few years back, I didn't use pads - just
>straight old polo plates withe plenty of heel and some borium, not a lot.
>We did just fine... And I regularly rode in the mountains in Blacksburg
>(which is a LOT like the OD) without pads. I think it's what your horse
>gets used to, and how good the feet are. I wouldn't put a blanket on all
>horses and say they need pads. 
>JMO
>Gwen
>
Good point, Gwen-But I still am really glad I had them. Fling's feet are
pretty tough-she did the Bunny Hop 25 and Cheshire 25 barefoot behind this
spring, but we don't have rocks to train in-I think that is why I was
advised so strongly to pad her. She's never worn pads before and I plan to
take them off after the NY 100 (also a fair amount of rock, might as well
keep them on for now). I wonder how many of the people who completed the
ride this year didn't have pads of some type?
Sarah and Fling


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