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Horse Talk!
To shoe or not? Opinions, advice, please
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<blockquote data-quote="hayray" data-source="post: 829020" data-attributes="member: 3046"><p>I used to live in the Black Hills and rode there alot. Some areas are not that rocky. If this horse has never needed shoes I would look into getting the boots and practicing at home. One issue is that the horse may not hold shoes good either and that can cause more problems then its' worth so if you are gonna shoe then get the horse shod now and get re-shod every 5-6 weeks, when you start going longer then you can loose shoes more easily. Shoes are good insurance policies though as msscamp writes. Soft or hard hoof wall may not be as important as sole thickness is. If going barefoot leave alot of extra hoof wall and don't trim for a long time before going on the trip.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hayray, post: 829020, member: 3046"] I used to live in the Black Hills and rode there alot. Some areas are not that rocky. If this horse has never needed shoes I would look into getting the boots and practicing at home. One issue is that the horse may not hold shoes good either and that can cause more problems then its' worth so if you are gonna shoe then get the horse shod now and get re-shod every 5-6 weeks, when you start going longer then you can loose shoes more easily. Shoes are good insurance policies though as msscamp writes. Soft or hard hoof wall may not be as important as sole thickness is. If going barefoot leave alot of extra hoof wall and don't trim for a long time before going on the trip. [/QUOTE]
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