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I've owned several horses (and ponies) since I was 4 years old and sure 
ain't telling you how old I am and if Jody chirps in here I'll see her 
next week and there will be no Wild Turkey for her ;-) .

There is no one type of shoe that will suite every horse's conformation 
- why should one boot work for all? That's why there are so many shoes 
on the market. There are shoes of Aluminum and steel. There are bar 
shoes. There are shoes flatten at the toe (NBS) or the farrier can make 
them. The farrier can make the shoes wider or more narrow.

They all have their use - depending on the horse. I think boots will not 
be a viable solution for everyone and probably only a small portion of 
endurance riders because they pretty much come in one shape and one 
shape doesn't fit all.

As far as gait the extreme excess weight can cause issues but I don't 
think it's a problem with the weights of the boots out today - even over 
steel shoes. The only issue that might arise is causing an extended 
lever arm on the foot that could impact the breakover. That will vary 
with horse to horse.

For a "gaited horse" I have found trimming hoof and fitting the shoe 
(and I suppose boot) for the conformation is no different independent if 
the gait of the "gaited horse" is a trot, running walk, fox tort, etc. 
BTW I have ridden endurance on both gaited horses (walking horses) and 
trotting horses (dead brain Arabs) and they were all shod to their 
conformation and they all did well shod to their conformation.

Truman

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“You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace 
unless he has his freedom.” Malcolm X


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