On Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 09:18:19AM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote: > Yes, we agree that there are times that shoes are > necessary. > > There are three good reasons for using shoes: > > [] Protection > > [] Traction > > [] Therapeutic > > When we're talking about evaluations, it's on a > groomed track right? No need for shoes.
sure, but presumably one is still riding one's horse on a usual basis, and usual reasons apply. stjarni's back feet chip sometimes on our terrain, so he has front shoes for protection. i'm not about to pull them on the off chance that a show ground has a nicer track. --vicka
