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[RC] [Guest]Chico the Rebel's barefoot (fronts)experiment - John Teeter(p.s. Ray, you should post directly to ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx from now on. jt:) Ray O'Donohue rno2m@xxxxxxxxxxxx Six weeks have gone by=2ENot good so far=2EHe's sore,but that's to be= expected=2EPut the rears barefoot 2 years ago with great= success,but it really took about 3 months to get over the= tenderness,as I recall=2E Have ridden him just a little every two= weeks or so just to see how he seems=2EPredictably,the quarters= broke out first,then the toes=2E Farrier trimmed Wednesday,and we= found some bruising=2EThe sole thickness is just not there-yet(?)= The rear hoofs are great,so will continue the experiment for= quite a while,although of course every horse carries more load= on the front end,and Chico is particulary heavy on the forehand=2E= His "pasture" is six acres of rocky woods,both moist and dry,so= he's in a good environment for developing a tough bare foot=2E =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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