Re: hot feet

[Connie Hoge <connieh@etalco.com>]

Donna,

If you have access to the archives, you'll find similar questions &
responses.  "Experience speaks",  it can take years of road work to toughen
up the structures involved.  I have not seen the Shock Tamer "rim" pads, but
used full ST pads.  They help.  My personal favorite is "Sneakers".  They
are more expensive, but really help with concussion.  It doesn't sound like
the shoeing is the problem.

You might call around, find local endurance riders who can recommend a shoer
who does endurance horses.  Let us know how you progress.

Connie Hoge

donnat wrote:

> Hi folks
> I would appreciate your experiences with a situation like mine.
> I started a horse last fall, he is 5 and an AraApp.  He goes great on
> soft surface and very short on hard surface.  I am trying to build him
> up slowly on hard surface but keep having to start from square one again
> every time he is shod.  My farrier left him longer than usual this time
> and added ShockTamer rim pads.  Two days after shoeing I took him out on
> the hard surface and he seemed to be doing much better(the whole ride
> was not all hard surface).  Took him out in another two days and he went
> real short again, finished our ride on the grass.  Later that evening
> his feet were hot.  I hammered on all the nails and the shoe itself with
> no response.  His feet got hot a couple times after shoeing last year
> too but what was odd is that it was maybe three or four days after he
> was shod.  I am not doing alot of wild and crazy riding, I am starting
> this one out very slowly as he is emotionally immature.
> Appreciate any ideas.  Thanks
> Donna