On another list I'm on, those are fighting words, but ... how many of you are able to ride barefoot always and who feels they need to shoe?
All of our endurance horses are shod because of rocky terrain. We never needed to shoe the Welsh ponies because they rarely left the arena, and the good old pony Gypsy that raised our daughters had shoes only one summer when they simply rode her until she couldn't be barefoot When Bev and husband return from Hawaii, I'll ride Tosca a couple of times in a lesson format, then she's all mine . She would never need shoes for what Stephanie will do with her, but I am on a mission to make her a really solid citizen before she goes on to her career as a therapy horse. For one thing, there are a couple of grandaughters who will probably be thrilled to have a chance to keep her fit. Nancy
