Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Missing shoe

I was down at the barn a while ago and I weighed my Arab's old rear 
eventer on my feed scale which is pretty accurate - 3/4 pound (12 oz). I 
also measured them and a new one is 3/8 inch thick and old one old one 
(can't be reused) a hair over 1/4 inch thick

I think you are making the assumption that someone will hack up the foot 
taking the shoe off. Removing a shoe is pretty stright forward if you 
have the right tools to remove the clinch and pull the nails and this 
can be done with no damage to the foot.

I sure would not one day come out and unbanance the hind feet by putting 
a 1/4 to 3/8 inch rim pad on one hind foot and go for a long ride. With 
the thickness of the eventer on one foot that's exactly what you are doing.

If it were mine, I'd pull the shoe ( if I had the tools and knew how ) 
and use easy boots to protect boot hind feet on the ride. At a mind I'd 
put an easy boot on the shoeless foot.

Truman

Maggie Mieske wrote:

> 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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