Re: related shoeing question

["Michelle Rowe" <michrowe@frontier.net>]

I'm trying the EasyBoot alternative for my horse with low heels & not so
great hoof walls.  However, his feet are getting chipped up (esp. in the
quarters) in turnout and the vet thinks I should shoe him.  Problem is, he
holds a shoe for 4 weeks.  It's a vicious cycle - his feet looked SO bad in
Oct.

Has anyone tried barefooted-ness for low heeled horses??  We used wedges all
last year, and didn't see improvement.  I don't want to make things worse.
My feeling is WORST case, next season I can use glue-ons and then go back to
steel shoes when the chips grow out.  BEST case, his feet might actually
improve and I can leave him barefooted.  Is this sensible?

m
(aka michelle rowe)
colorado
http://www.redwrench.com


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