Barefooted Horses List Etiquette (This message is sent automatically monthly as a reminder) I have never been one for censorship of opinions and ideas;...
barefootedhorses@yaho...
Mar 2, 2005 3:31 am
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We now have several AERC riders signed up to compete in the $10,000 hoof boot contest. Three of the riders completed the 20 Mule Team 100 and one rider...
Garrett Ford
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Mar 3, 2005 10:30 pm
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Some people don't have horses ready to compete in 50 mile rides. I for one have one horse that competes in 50 mile rides, but he goes better in plastic shoes...
I have posted the latest photos of Schnapps' hooves and the x-rays. Your comments would be appreciated. The xray of his left front shows how close the coffin...
The contest will be open to American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) events only in 2005. In 2006 we will do open the contest up to the Australian Endurance...
Garrett Ford
gford@...
Mar 4, 2005 3:50 pm
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Bonnie- Many people have horses ready to compete in 50 mile events and many of them are already doing the events barefoot or with hoof boots. If your horses do...
Garrett Ford
gford@...
Mar 4, 2005 4:28 pm
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No one would have thought there was a hidden agenda if you had thought to put a rule in against it. As I said in my previous post, most contests I that I have...
Colorado State University Veterinary Students Attend Hoof Workshop with Dr. Tomas Teskey I had the honor of speaking with 50 veterinary students at the...
Just thought I'd pass on my personal useage of the Epics so far. Had always had Easyboots since the late 70s for sporadic useage- lost shoe, too early to shoe...
"I sure ain't going to ruin his chances of completing or possiblycause him injury just to compete in the contest." I neglected to mention in my TMT 100...
I haven't had any puffiness or swelling with my horses either whether in boots, plastic shoes or barefoot in competition or conditioning at home. The horse I...
Hi! I am new here and have a question. I have a thoroughbred mare that just turned 16 and she had foundered ahile back before i bought her. Her feet were...
Hi Christine, Welcome. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that your TB's hooves will improve dramatically w/o shoes. I have dozens of trim clients with TB's and...
you have to wonder if the reputation for TB having poor feet is from something innate, or from the way they are kept when training for the track--poor ...
SarahColli@...
Mar 8, 2005 12:54 am
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I think it's the way they are kept. Stalls, wrong feed, shoes early on, etc. I hear the same thing in QH circles that we have 'bred the feet outta them' . I...
... that just turned 16 and she had foundered ahile back before i bought her. Her feet were shod and disasterous last April and have now come around and are...
I'm hunting four TB's and two TWH's barefoot (booted in front when necessary because of terrain). All but one have transitioned very well. One has had more...
Hi Christine, I have a Standardbred mare, everyone always said that the reason that her feet were SO bad was because of the TB in her. She was shod when I got...
I've added 11 new articles by Dr. Strasser to my articles page: http://www.thehorseshoof.com/articles.html (or www.thehorseshoof.com and click on articles for...
Hello Sarah..... One thing you can do to help the trimming ,....is to SOAK her hooves for several hours before trimming. Here on this ranch I have a mud...
Hi List, I have two mules that go barefooted. I have found that if I walk them on pavement ever so often that it helps to keep their hooves equally trimmed. ...
Yes, Ken, pavement walking is very helpful. Studies have shown that horses' soles thicken in winter months when the ground gets hard (observed in radiographs)....
I agree with Jen. I use riding my horses on the pavement as a way to cut down on the work of trimming. It's like natures emery board, hee, hee. We do a lot of...
Martha Olivo will be giving a Groom course in Lebanon, Ohio. The Introduction day will be May 28th 2005. Then the 5 day Groom Course will follow. The intro...
Hi Ken, I found that riding on pavement really helped transition my mare to barefoot. While she was still too tender-footed to walk comfortably on our sharp ...
Thanks to all for the responses! I assumed that road riding was too much for barefoot and that has been the primary reason I've had shoes put on! I've even...
In moderation, it's fine. my daughter rides her barefoot horse in parades several times a year. Walks on pavement at other times too. Just remember, no...
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