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    Re: [RC] [RC] Barefoot - Deanna German


    Deb,
    I don't think the Strasser barefooters are trying to avoid farrier bills. At
    least one Strasser farrier I'm aware of (she does a horse in our barn)
    charges $50 for a trim!! (Is she paying for a brand name franchise????) I
    personally think that's highway robbery, but they gotta get something for
    all of that paring and paring.... As a comparison for prices in these parts,
    my farrier charges $20 for a barefoot trim. Yes, a barefoot trim. Imagine
    that, a non-Strasser farrier doing a barefoot trim. Huh, who woulda thunk?
    
    Deanna
    (my farrier also puts shoes on my horse when she needs them)
    
    
    
    >>Amen!? I think barefoot is acceptable in some horses on some trails - but
    >>like most arguments, people get fixated on the idea that their way is the
    >>ONLY way! 
    
    >Agree. I especially hate to see inexperienced horse people get indoctrinated to
    >the barefoot idea. Those shoeing bills do add up, and it can be a good excuse
    >NOT to pay a farrier. I've had lots of horses, some with better feet than
    >others. You have to shoe or not according to what the horse needs and take into
    >consideration the terrain and distance are using them.
    >Deb 
    
    
    
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