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Post by ladyndibs on Jan 12, 2013 0:27:01 GMT 1
Just being nosey really, are your horses barefoot or shod?
If they're barefoot do they need boots at all or are they completely happy naked?
Mine are all barefoot, Dibbles, an arab is ridden but not that often but is fine apart from really rough ground but hopefully with more work his feet will cope even better.
Lady, ISH is not ridden at the moment but I'm hoping she will be come the summer and don't anticipate any problems as she was barefoot when I rode her previously and she has lovely feet.
Silky, pba is retired so is a field ornament but a very pretty and spirited one.
So far this winter despite the awful weather and arab feet not always the best for wet muddy conditions their feet have coped really well and they are out 24/7 with no hardstanding and touches wood frantically, no thrush ;D
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Post by jen1 on Jan 12, 2013 1:29:27 GMT 1
Barefoot , :0)
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Post by marsay on Jan 12, 2013 9:17:57 GMT 1
Katy my 12 yr old Highland is barefoot, naked but does wear boots on anything over 3 hrs ride as she gets a bit tender then.
Skye her daughter is 5yrs, I bought her with 4 shoes and she was really solid and great in shoes, so I'm going to just give her fronts next summer, not sure I can be arsed waiting 2 yrs for barefoot as apart from Katy who'd been a brood mare and never had shoes every other horse it's taken about that to get sorted.
To be honet there is so much good to not shoeing but honestly what a faff I have found it, getting the boots on can be a trial beyond belief and really has caused me a few injuries over the years. No horse I met likes getting them on at first and as I have a bad back its really difficult so you have to work on it for months. Then there is the expense of the boots, astronomical especially when the won't stay on and you have to change brands, honestly I have found it time consuming, expensive but so worthwhile in the end!! ;D
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Post by specialized on Jan 12, 2013 9:51:05 GMT 1
No shoes, no boots, no faff, rock-crunching feet (even in wettest Wales), excellent barefoot-friendly farrier. Can't see why it should take 2 years to get a horse barefoot.
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Post by KimT on Jan 12, 2013 9:56:43 GMT 1
Barefoot. Both are. When Ellie was ridden she covered most ground with no boots. Lady is still too young to be ridden but can be lead over all ground.
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Post by bertie666 on Jan 12, 2013 10:36:34 GMT 1
Barefoot = ) a poll would be good  |
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Post by Pony-Nutt on Jan 12, 2013 11:28:10 GMT 1
Barefoot at the moment but it is temporary will have shoes back on for the summer. Probably |
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Post by marianne on Jan 12, 2013 12:12:47 GMT 1
9 barefoot. 7 barefoot from birth.
The two I brought over from UK had their shoes removed 7-8 years ago. IDx mare no probs at all, she prefers to canter barefoot on the road than on the verge ! Older TB had issues so has boots, but feet currently amazing,concavity and all ! :-)
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Post by varkie on Jan 12, 2013 12:15:32 GMT 1
All barefoot, no boots either, no need for them.
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Post by cbc on Jan 12, 2013 14:09:50 GMT 1
Bit of both depending on which horse
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Post by sara on Jan 12, 2013 15:19:21 GMT 1
Barefoot |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2013 16:04:53 GMT 1
Barefoot and no boots.
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Post by antares on Jan 12, 2013 16:33:42 GMT 1
Barefoot for my youngster but we haven't hacked yet, he can be a bit sensitive on stones so we will maybe get some front boots for roadwork and stoney forest tracks
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Post by K8 on Jan 12, 2013 16:55:53 GMT 1
All 7 are barefoot, no boots. |
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Post by shan on Jan 12, 2013 17:33:39 GMT 1
Barefoot all the way, although I can't say we get out much, lol! But despite Ginge's horrendous mud fever her feet are still great after all the months of soaking fields and standing in mud |
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