[drivingpairs] to shoe or not

It's nice to hear that some of you can let your horses go barefoot, I would
like to do that.  However, with our hard packed roads with rocks on top, it
just isn't an option.  When I was just riding horses, I had several that
went barefoot or were just shod in front, but then they were ridden in an
arena with good footing and out in the sandy desert.  When I started driving
and started trotting down our hard packed dirt roads I had to put shoes on
every thing I drive, yep, even the ponies.  My vet even wants me to have
pads on everybody so that is what I do most of the year.  Since I drive all
year I only remove the pads at the height of summer (August - Sept) when we
don't work so hard, but keep the shoes on.  Now I drive almost daily so that
is also a factor, if I were just taking them out now and then, I might be
able to let them go barefoot.

Merrie Morgan Stevens
Who drives more than ever in the winter - it's a desert thing


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