Re: barebacking it (going horse-shoeless)
Jacqueline Mansfield / Leopard Communications (jaxson@leopard.com)
Thu, 7 Nov 1996 16:32:02 -0700
> I also decided not to shoe my horses because from what I experienced out
>West. The wild horses had such rugged feet but they were so trimmed
>looking and more healthier looking than any I had ever seen. I am also
>lightweight and ride in such a manner that I feel I hardly put any more
>extra weight on them. I do consider shoeing though for riding in certain
>terrains and for horses unaccustomed to such terrain.
Boy if I can get away with not shoeing my horse I would! When I
tried him he was shoeless (and I suspect he had been for a while but I have
no way of knowing for sure) and he was so ouchy over any rocks that I opted
to put shoes on him.
Do your horses have any problems over rocks or gravel roads? Do they
ever get stone bruises?
Jacqueline
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