Re: [RC] Angled pasterns and shoeing - Dyane Smith
Patti, as one who has owned and competed a horse with
long, sloping pasterns, I will say, "don't rule out egg bars". Sun did 4
rides (and would have done more but I didn't have a trailer at the time) and I
trail rode on some of the hairiest mountain trails you never want to see.
After one such ride, the ranger made us promise not to go on that trail again
because he didn't even ride his horse on that trail and his horse was shod with
barium. With one notable exception, Sun never missed a step in his egg
bars.
I think Nancy Loving recommends egg bars all
around.
At Sera's first LD recently I asked the vet for some
suggestions on her weak points/areas to work on. No surprise he mentioned that
she has a bit too much slope to her pasterns and needs to be "under herself
more". He mentioned something about round shoes? I tried to explain to my
farrier and he understood the complaint, but not the solution. He's thinking
the vet meant bar shoes, but my farrier didn't think you'd want to compete in
those.
Just wondering if any of you guys might have some advice for
shoeing or anything for that matter to help me keep her sound. My farrier does
not know anything about endurance (not really any in this area that do) but he
is open to new ideas and not one of those set in their ways types. Money is
also not an issue as we have a barter system with him...he owns a small plane
and my husband is an Aircraft Mechanic/Inpsector. Lucky girl, huh?? :)
Patti
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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!!
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
