Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Missing shoe

Unless they're a HUGE warmblood size 2 or 3, SCE shoes don't weigh anywhere
near a pound.  An ought maybe weighs 8-10 ounces.  TOPS.  Nelson and I both
stand by our initial stance that it does NOT hurt for you to ride your horse
with one shoe on and one shoe off.  Not even 20 miles.  The weight nor the
length missing should make your horse lame.  If it makes YOU feel better to
pull the shoe, then do so.  Cindy tells me she is due for a reset next week
anyway.  However my advice is based on LOTS of experience (most of it
Nelson's who has been shoeing for about 30 years) and 9 times out of 10, the
shoe that people try to pull to "match" their horses shoeless foot does more
damage to the foot than was done to the other foot.  I also told Cindy that
she knows the terrain better than I and that she would have to make the
decision for herself.  If it is indeed going to be hard on the horse's feet,
wouldn't it be better for the farrier to only have to deal with one problem
foot (if indeed the foot did chip or break up) than TWO?  I offered some
advice...people have to use what works for them.
And that's all I got to say about that.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Maggie


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