--- In ClickRyder@yahoogroups.com, "monkeymama57" <monkeymama57@...> wrote:
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> Thanks for all the help folks. You're all super! I considered the boots, but
if I'm honest, I'm scared poopless of putting them on. I can't even put hoof
dressing on him. He lets me pick them though (weirdo). I really want him
barefoot eventually. My mare is barefoot and I love it that way. Who wants to
spend more than $100/mo. on shoes for one horse?! Every time I take his shoes
off, Gabe goes lame until they're back on. I'm really hoping they'll improve
with proper nutrition. I've been researching some homemade licks. Maybe after
a few months of that we can lose the shoes. For now, I think I'm going to have
to get rid of the hind shoes, lame or not. Temporary lameness from bad feet is
a lot easier to deal with than permanent damage because he put his foot through
a wall. Thanks again, Kinni
>


"I considered the boots, but if I'm honest, I'm scared poopless of putting them
on."

This is a bit late...but, here it is anyway...I had a black mare that wasn't
fond of having her feet handled. We had always been in an area w relatively
soft ground...we moved to a new state in a rocky area. She immediately got
laminitus. I was all in a dither about what to do...I ordered Old Mac boots for
the fronts...paid for expidited shipping and put them on her. I had a little
trouble getting them on due to her "foot shyness".
She responded immediatly - was walking entirely normally. More to your
point...she didn't want me to take them OFF - not because of her foot
shyness..because she wanted them left ON. No kidding! And, she never acted up
putting them on...she wanted them on! I did this for many weeks until she no
longer needed them.