[drivingpairs] to shoe or not to shoe
- From: "Helen Roeder" <helen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Pairs List" <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 17:43:30 -0600
When I moved here(to North Texas), a little over five years ago, I pulled all
the horse shoes. But the soil here is wonderful sandy loam. It's amazing
what going natural will do for their hooves, given good food and a good hoof
supplement. Of course, I realize it depends on the individual horse, too.
Mine all have very good feet...at least the ones I've had for a while. One
mare that had an accident early in life, which cut through the coronet band,
now grows hoof almost all the way to the ground. For years, when I had shoes
on her, it never would grow out solid, to the ground.
I started using Easy Boots back in the early 90s, and my horsey friends thought
I was daft. Now there are several choices of non-metal horse shoes. And
there's a whole new group of horse people who are letting their horses go
natural. I know some are on this list. Hopefully, one or two will chime in
on their experiences. I personally have seen a lot of damage to horse hooves
created by the traditional metal horse shoes.
I discovered an excellent supplement, and I know this sounds like a commercial,
but it isn't. I used to buy it from my then farrier, but fired him for being
abusive. So I had to find another source, and never could. It took me a
while, but I found the manufacturer and my order is waiting at the post office
to be picked up. I can't say enough good things about this product and will
share the name and address if anyone is interested.
Helen
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