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[RC] barefoot/okay something just jumped out at me! - k s swigartKathie Ford said: Question: how many of your farriers out there still ask you to walk your horse out for evaluation both pre and post shoe/trim? Mine will only ask me to do that if, after I explain to them how the horse has been moving for the last x weeks that I have been riding it and what, if anything I would like to have done differently, they don't fully understand what I am asking or why and so want to see it for themselves. But I know far more about how my horse moves under saddle at all gaits during the time that the farrier was gone than could ever be determined by watching the horse walk out and back in hand, so usually they are willing to just take my word for it. Personally, however, I consider it more relevant to look at the way the shoes are wearing after taking them off, before putting new ones back on. The only way I can compare, side by side, how left and right shoes are wearing, is when they are off the horse. But then, I also pretty much never have a shoer shoe my horse when I am not there. kat Orange County, Calif. :) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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