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Re: [RC] [RC] Is my horse off? When vet opinions differ... - Susan

Um...not always.  I did a 50 with boots (barefoot) and my horse was sore all the way around.  It all just depends on the horse.

Terry Banister <ebeyrider@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That is why hoof boots are so great! Even if the horse has no problem doing
50 miles barefoot, the boots elimate any concern/doubt/paranoia on the part
of the rider or the vet that a lameness is due to footsoreness.


Susan [Young], The Princess of Pink
Semper Obliquo (Always aside)

Glenndale Grace Farm, Ft Gibson, Oklahoma U.S.A.

"Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!" - Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
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