Re: RC: Re: ridecamp-d Digest V01 #1029

[Jim Holland <lanconn@tds.net>]

You bet.....that happened to me at 2000 OD.  That's why I went to a two
week shoeing school so I could put my OWN shoes back on.  As many
problems as I have with Sunny's feet, it's already paid for itself. I
Top Tenned some rides that year I would have been lucky to finish had I
not been able to do that.  Some rides don't even HAVE a farrier there.
Putting a shoe back on is not difficult, especially if you have your
farrier make you some "spares" or save the old shoes.  Have your farrier
mark them as to which foot they "fit".  The skill is in shaping the shoe
and trimming and balancing the foot....that takes practice.

Jim, Sunny of Dimanche, and Mahada Magic

"cdewitt@foothill.net" wrote:
> 
> One of the people we were crewing for lost a shoe before Robinson. They had
> the shoe put back on, but the horse was quicked, and subsequently pulled. To
> add insult to injury, the farrier charged them $50.00 for that one shoe!
> Tevis is a great ride, although it is an expensive one. But, I thought it
> pretty outrageous that a farrier would take advantage of the situation and
> charge such a price. Anybody else have this problem?
> 
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