Ridecamp: [RC] No Hoof-No ride

My 2 cents, its cruel to do endurance riding without foot protection.
unless you like the words "take a chance"
In the dark ages where in time there was no money exchange they would have
gone barefoot if it worked.
 but most in battle came up lame and the rider was killed, or the horse
couldnt go to the battle line. read history on horse shoes, even Indians
came up with a burlap hoof protection.
shoes = prevented hoof protection
barefoot= disaster
ok ride barefoot but go as fast as you can before the soreness setts in
next day lame.
 barefoot= read the ground!   no hoof wall all torn up from rough surfaces
and terrian
 barefoot= no weight or a 80 lb rider may make it
all past people  i know of the horses that had to try barefoot are lame .
everyone has to try something themselves, newbies  need to listen to history
 if you want to go barefoot pull the shoes after the ride! or for 2 mos
during the off season.
if you can afford hoof-protection dont do endurance
endurance = over all types of terrain, one rock is out there to get ya.
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