Planned on shoeing my mare, she's tenderfooted and
we ride at alot of state parks with gravel. I bought a full set of Ground
Control shoes to try on her, but Fed Ex lost them and my farrier is coming
tomorrow. What is the best equivalent in steel shoes? I know very little about
hooves, but her heels are not growing and her toes are very long, felt like the
GCs would help her there. Should I have her done in Egg Bars? Heart Bars? What's
my best option?
What about pads? I've not shod in steel shoes
without at least rim pads in two years, doesn't say much, I've only shod three
times in two years, too! Pros and cons? Been reading through the Archives, but
I'm still lost.
I'd like to have some idea before I talk to my
farrier so I don't sound really dumb (yeah.... I'm blonde for a
reason!)...
Just as a matter of information, it costs
me in northern CA $90 a horse for a regular shoeing with St.
Croix Eventers (iron shoes). That's among the least expensive there
is.
I love my farrier, I love my farrier, I
love my farrier.....
The last time he was here, he put a
specially made shoe on Jazzy's clubfoot, a wedge pad on her normal foot,
trimmed both rears, then shod Secret, Foxy, and Kasey in the front. It cost
$99 for all that. And he came on time. And the very best part.....Jazzy
finished 25 miles grade 1. She has in the past been grade 2 at best. She
started grade 1 because of the lopsidedness of her clubfoot. Thanks Rob
Waller!
