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- From: letom@quesadilla.engr.ucdavis.edu (Tom)
- Newsgroups: rec.equestrian
- Subject: Re: to shoe ot not to shoe
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- Date: 19 Nov 92 08:11:36 GMT
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- Hi! Have only just discovered rec.equestrian in the past week so I
- apologize in advance for any sloppiness that may be noted. I wanted to respond
- to this article as it struck a chord with me.
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- >we ride on concrete or asphalt to get between the areas above. My friend who
- >owns the horse doesn't shoe her horses unless she starts to see problems or
- >anticipates problems.
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- If you are working your horse at all it is a good idea to shoe your
- horse. Horses left to pasture do all right w/o shoes unless they have had a
- history of continous shoeing throughout their life, then problems may arise
- as the feet are "conditioned" to having shoes. I cringe at the thought of
- waiting to "see problems" before shoeing - best not to let a problem develop
- in the first place. With horses it is a good idea to cover all the bases as
- they are magnets for injury.
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- >your feet have toughened up and you can walk normally. Is this true for
- >horses?
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- To this I would say yes and no. There are too many factors involved -
- feeding, terrain, weather, use, and genetics to name a few.
-
- >What are the guidelines for shoeing (when do you need them)?
-
- About every 6-7 weeks is a good guideline. Again this is dependant
- upon the particular individual horse. Make sure you use a farrier whose work
- you have seen and who comes highly recommended if at all possible, sometimes
- they can cause as many problems as they solve.
-
- =)
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- Kit Struthers (letom@fajita.ucdavis.edu)
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