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RE: [RC] Shoes and slipping - Katrina MosshammerAnd I would venture that it might also have a lot to do with the horse. My 5yo gelding did not have shoes until he was almost 5 and he always slipped and tripped. He now has shoes on and he still does it. My mare was barefoot when I got her and it was my understanding that she hadn't had shoes on in almost 2 years. I didn't ever have a problem with her slipping and she very sure footed going downhill. She now has shoes and I really can't tell any difference as far as traction. One reason we keep shoes on her is that she interferes on the inside of her back feet. My shoer puts a little "trailer" on her back shoes and that gets her mover her feet differently so that she doesn't knock them together. Basically you just have to find out what works best for each individual horse. Every horse is different. Katrina -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sheila_Larsen@xxxxxxx Sent: July 10, 2007 3:06 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Shoes and slipping I think it may depend on the type of shoe. Wide web may slip differently than a narrower shoe, rim shoes may slip differently from the previous two. Small studs may also affect slipping (ok that may be the point of studs ,<grin> ) Notice I didn't say which one slip more or less than the others, but i remember not slipping as much with a rim shoe as they seemed to provide more traction.. The way the horse moves may cause any of the shoes to slip differently as well as the surface factors. Just a thought. The wind flew. God told to wind to condense itself and out of the flurry came the horse. But with the spark of spirit the horse flew by the wind itself. - Marguerite Henry's King of the Wind =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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