Kat, is there anything you don't know? I'm starting to believe you are right up there with the two Susans (Kasemeyer & Garlinghouse); the two Susans are who God goes to when he has a question about horses. And, I could not agree with you more than what you said in this post about riding with one shoe off. Anyway, the real reason I'm writing here is it's finally happened. MSN has given me the boot, so I have a new address. If I've missed responding to some private email addressed to hwb67 it's because I can no longer access that account. I had to change my name (this isn't the first time), the 9732 really has no hidden or secret meaning; it's just the only one I could come up with that didn't tie me to that delinquent deadbeat hwb67 fellow. I really believe the Internet should be as free as we can make it, not only in content, but in costs, kind of like going to the library (another place where I'm currently delinquent). I know most don't follow this line of thought, and I'm glad ya'll don't, because it's good people like yourself who pay your bills on time, and never complain, who make it really easy for folks like me to find a free way to "surf the net" whenever possible. Isn't that why they call it "free enterprise?" haha. jk, don't get all worked up like some of you did with the sheath thing. I swear if I read another righteous indignation post about how offensive some ridecampers are from those who think they are the ones who should make the decision what is taboo and what is OK to write about, I'm going to bring back that "Salted Twinkie" post. Remember that one? It made sheath cleaning look like a talk by Sister Teresa. NOw, that one got offensive, and if you holier than thou types keep turning off the warm water and hide the soap so Charles is unable to take his shower, I'm bringing Salted Twinkies back. cya, Howard (who has yet to pay MSN, ever, hoping Bill Gates has to file for bankruptcy) ----- Original Message ----- From: Ridecamp Guest Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 2:09 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Missing Shoe K S SWIGART katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
You should not ride your horse with one shoe on and one shoe
off unless you have absolutely no other choice (i.e. to get
back to the barn, but even then, I would probably get off the
horse and walk if it were going to be a long ways).
I certainly wouldn't start a ride that way.
Try it yourself and see why.
The weight of the shoe (unless you are wearing heavy boots) is
not particularly relevant (although not totally irrelevant
either and would probably become more relevant if you did it
for 20 miles).
The thickness of the sole that makes one leg longer than the
other IS relevant, unless you are moving in deep footing where
both feet sink in the same amount whether you have a shoe on
or not, and you will find it relevant from the first step. It
will make you "crooked."
The fact that one foot is protected and the other is not is
HUGELY relevant; it won't take you very long before you start
significantly favoring (i.e. using it more) the foot that is
protected, unless you are going in such soft footing that you
can't tell the difference.
So...if you are going to be riding in deep sand, it may not
matter all that much (except for the weight of the shoe), other-
wise, riding with one shoe on and one shoe off for any extended
period of time (20 miles counts as that in my book), is going
to make your horse crooked.
If you don't know how to take a shoe off (or have the right tools
for it), then _I_ would put an EasyBoot on the bare foot. If
I didn't have an EasyBoot, I just wouldn't take the horse out
for a 20 mile ride.
Is the horse going to stay crooked for its whole life by being
ridden one day without a shoe? Probably not, but the horse is
probably going to be pretty uncomfortable during the ride.
Why would I do that to my horse unless I absolutely had to (i.e.
there was no other way to get him home)?
kat
Orange County, Calif.
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