flip-flops and traction?

[tina@liveonthenet.com]

How much metal is in the egg bar pad part? I'm wondering about 
traction on grass (especially wet) and rocks.

Tina

On 1 Jan 00, at 22:38, Tivers@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 1/1/00 7:28:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
> rides2far@juno.com writes:
> 
> << How many have tried the shoe that's 1/2 of a steel shoe (the front
> half)
>  and the rear half is a sort of an egg bar pad.  First, what's it called
>  so I can quit describing it. 
> 
> It's called a flip-flop.
> 
> > Then, what's it supposed to help... is it
>  just a good protective step or what?>
> 
> Cusions heels in racehorses (standardbreds) and gives more traction.
> 
>   ti
> 
> 
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