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Re: [RC] more barefoot/booted ?? - richardson . carlaMy 2 cents is that I think horses need all 4 barefoot, all 4 shod, or all 4 booted. Protecting only the front makes no sense to me, at all. Carla ------Original Message------ From: Dot Wiggins Sender: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: ridecamp Subject: [RC] more barefoot/booted ?? Sent: Jan 11, 2010 11:51 AM Let me say first, I have no hard and fast rules for my horses about shoes or no shoes. I do shoe most of the time for many reasons. My horses are always unshod part of the time. I have a very good farrier. My question is about riders that chose to go without shoes, but boot in front only part of the time, usually at an endurance ride or LD. Often the hind feet seem to me to be very short, and the horse travels as if it may be tender. (Hard to tell without being on it) I've noticed several of these horses are having occasional hind end lameness issues. Hocks or stifles. I wonder if there is a connection between trying to protect possible sore feet and getting sore in the hind limbs? Different gait or way of traveling perhaps? Any thoughts? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry?×?jjb±« ®ø?z?Ä?Û«jw 5ëa¶Úÿ 0zwn©Üzw"wè®f??Ï¢X?È8¬rV¢?êá¶Úÿ 0zwn©Üzwý?yƦ¥+?±ÊâmïÔ?Ë?±Êâmèm¶?ÿà ?Û«jw ?ë®'^q©©þZ ¢v¬¥?xº'?©ÝF'^I§Þ
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