--- Robyn Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Kim, > >I told my RMH breeder friends about how Icelandics > are > >allowed to be shod heavier in the front or back and > >they do breeding evaluations that way, you should > have > >seen the look I got! They think that is insane. > > Just to clarify Kim, in the breeding evaluations the > shoes have to be the > same on all four feet and just a normal weight of > shoe.
Ok, well in shows they allow a difference. I just looked up the rules for each, showing Rockys and showing Icelandics. They do allow a difference in weight between the front and back for Icelandics. They use boots for evaluations though, that can also effect gait. I found tons of articles written by Icelanders talking about how to shoe for gait, I know this isn't just in my imagination:) > > It would be nice if the horses could have the option > to be shown barefoot > and I think that will come in time. > That would be great. I don't really understand what the problem is with that. I did notice that the Rocky rules said either keg shoes all around, the same thickness, or completely barefoot is acceptable. Kim
