On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 05:25:06PM +0000, Mic Rushen wrote: > If your horses were shod with winter shoes they would be fine - a bit > like the difference between driving a car in summer tyres or with > studded winter tyres. I don't think there's any problem with riding in > icy conditions providing you are well prepared for them.
good point, although as with winter tires (or yaktrax on your feet) i'd still recommend a bit of extra caution. my barefoot trimmer has two kinds of boots that can be "studded" for winter traction. having looked at the studs, they seem like pretty straightforward hardware-store construction to me, and i may end up seeing if i can retrofit stjarni's simple boots that way. (though i'd still turn him loose in them and see what he felt comfortable doing without me on his back before i tried riding with them....) --vicka
