--- Janice McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > at the barn we were at for years, i swear there was more lameness > from > pulling shoes from AQHA western pleasure show horses than any > walking > horse barn! I would say it was 100% of the time! some NEVER got > over > it and had to be re-shod. Its almost like those ancient chinese > women > whose feet are bound. They would have these little teeny tiny feet > held in for years by shoes and then when the shoes were pulled they > would go lame.
Those horses begin to get shod shortly after they turn 1 year old....we have several we shoe, they keep getting bigger and their feet are small. We talked one of the barn into switching over to the poly steel ground controll shoes and were able to get the foot to go up 1 size in the 2 QH in less than a year, pretty remarkable...their feet were finally able to grow and move, and they did that and were still rideable and never took a lame step. Skye Fire Island Eco-Treks-808-443-6085 Fire Island Professional Farrier Service-640-6080
