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Re: [RC] Can of Worms - Barefoot Question - Karen Sullivan

Well, you don't want to do that many miles unless you are already
doing some conditioning barefoot, it would not be fair to the horse
and might make her sore...and it sure does depend on the difference
between a farrier flat trim and barefoot trim...if your farrier has
been paring frog or any sole my advice would be to not try it.

BUT, there is sure a lot of choices between riding actually barefoot
or shod.....some great boot designs that people are endurance riding
in, with many miles, and a lot of success....

Concavity is not carved out, it's created by proper hoof mechanism, a
lot of movement, the correct trim and diet...that sort of thing...
Karen

Karen

On 3/20/09, Michelle Aquilino <michelle.antoinette@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have never really considered riding an actual "Endurance" (or LD) ride
barefoot.  At the same time, I have always been really impressed by my
horse's feet.  I wouldn't push it, and want to shoe her (at least fronts)
for most rides (all four, for really rocky rides, like the OD).  But I am
considering having her barefoot for the Whitehaven Turkey Creek Trot down in
SC, since it says specifically that the ride has good footing for barefoot
horses, and I have always been curious / wanted to try a ride with her
barefoot, to some extent.  She has never been foot sore, even after riding
on lots of gravel barefoot (regular conditioning trail ride, I keep her
barefoot in the off season).  I don't know too much about the subject, so I
may be completely off base, but is it really that big of a difference (if
the horse has good feet) if the ride is almost entirely on sand/dirt?  -
Maybe I should ask Trisha how many miles she'd say were on other, harder
surfaces (or she's reading this?  lol).  Anyway, I just figured I'd try to
open the can of worms briefly and get people's thoughts (but please TRY to
be nice, ha ha).  Thanks =)  -Michelle

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