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Hi Sharon,
You made a Snugpax for me that holds 2 Old Macs in the center pouch 
plus water bottles etc. It has been working perfect, thanks for a 
quality product. Well, you already know what my advise is gonna be 
but it's not because I think steel shoes are all bad. Not all horses 
do well in steel shoes just like not all women (including my wife) 
can wear high heels 8 hrs 5 days a week. If your horse is hunting the 
softer ground his hooves are bruised much worse than you think. It's 
winter now just pull the shoes, trim lightly every 2-3 weeks max and 
try some boots so you can keep riding and let the horse heal before 
you make a real problem. You can put steel back on anytime. I do have 
a suggestion if you must stick with steel try hot-shoeing. It has a 
major bad side effect of drying the hoof so if your horse has dry, 
shelly feet don't do it. The good part is the shoe will fit perfectly 
to the hoof and distribute the concussion evenly and not concentrate 
it at the heels.

Don Huston  


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