winter shoeing options????

Diane F Arnett (rumor@ksu.edu)
Thu, 19 Dec 1996 15:19:16 -0600 (CST)

Hi all,
As a fairly new horse-owner I am a bit perplexed as to how to
handle shoeing in the winter time. The horses have regular iron shoes
(sorry that's as techinical as I know) and ice and snow (it finally
snowed here in Kansas) are compacted in the shoe and the horses are
walking on a big ball of snow and ice - looks very uncomfortable and also
dangerous from slipping (as I'm sure you all know).
Anyway, what do I do? My husbands horse isn't being ridden, so
I've decided to let him go barefoot. But, I still ride JJ every chance I
get (and as much as I can stand the cold weather). What should I put on
him that is good for riding in the snow, will keep the snow and ice from
building up, and is also good for when the snow melts. Often here in
Kansas we get snow, it melts, then we get snow again, then it melts, etc.
etc.
Thank-you for your response.
Dianna Arnett
Manhattan, KS

PS I too have not been getting ridecamp - 22 messages in the last 3 days
(I think)