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Title: Re: [RC]   Boots and vetting in - long

I have a hard time thinking that a horse could stone bruise just walking to the vet in without boots on. That just seems like his feet were really soft.

Linda



On 11/9/05 10:07 PM, "Jessica Spoone-Raines" <jspoone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Speaking of presenting barefoot vs easyboots one thing happened last summer 
> than highly upset me at the time. My horse was entered in the Old Dominion 
> LD and it being my first ride at check in I asked if I should present at vet 
> in with or without easyboots. I was told without easyboots so they could 
> look at his hooves carefully. Well he managed to stone bruise his foot on 
> the way to the vet in, went lame at the trot out and wasn't allowed to 
> enter. Then I was told by the vet that I should have had his boots on him to 
> start with. If there were rules (maybe there are) or better informed 
> volunteers I might have been able to compete that day. It still upsets me a 
> bit to think about it.
> Jess Spoone-Raines


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