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Re: [RC] Shoe-pulling horse - sharp pennyHave you tried squared-toe shoes on the hinds? This sometimes helps horses that over reach with their hind feet by maximizing breakover. It works for my horse but he dosn't sound as extreme in his over reaching as yours does. Speaking of shoes I read in this month's Western Horseman that 1 inch sliding plates on the rear with trailers on both heel ends are often used on endurance horses to help reduce fatigue caused by delayed breakover. I was very surprised and was wondering if anyone has used these on their endurance horses and under what kinds of terrain? I would think on grassy surfaces you would have a hard time keeping the horses feet from slipping out from underneath him/her. Wouldn't this also cause a horse to slip more on loose rocks and gravel? Regards, Penny --- Barbara McCrary <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: But with long legs, a short back, and a long over-reach, he is a chronic shoe-snatcher. The most recent incident shows that he is reaching forward and grabbing the medial branch of the left front shoe with his left hind.... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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