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Re: [RC] [RC] Dare to go bare! - terry banister

That is the purpose of using hoof boots! ;-)

That is why it is so critical to find some that we don't mind using - often.
I personally don't trim my own horse's feet because I don't even like picking his feet! And guess what - with boots, you don't have to :-) Just pop them off after a ride, and toss them in a bucket of water. Shake/hose them off before you leave the barn, and they are ready for next ride.
Terry
"May the Horse be with you"


From: "A. Perez" <walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: <walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC]   Dare to go bare!
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:09:40 -0500

Question for you bare-hoofers out there: do you ever have
problems with the hoof wearing down too much?

I have to do a fair amount of riding on paved roads.  When I had
my horse shod, he wore a set of steel shoes down to nothing in
just 4 weeks, and this was with fairly light riding.  Since then
I have kept him barefoot.  If I ride 1 - 2 times a week, he
wears his feet enough that I can go months without a trin
(fortunately, he travels stright, so they wear evenly).  But If
I were training for endurance, he'd wear his feet to nothing and
be walking on his soles (would the soles wear through
eventually?)

How do you preven excessive wear?

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