>>>>Personally I think it's better to be safe then sorry and use protective boots when speed is involved. Even if there is nothing wrong a mistake is possible.
>> Exactly. I don't want to risk my horse, it's simply not worth it. I certainly use that as my guideline for most of my horse-related decisions...but I still have never "needed" a weighted boot or shoe! I can see that argument for using a 2-ish ounce bell boot (the lighter styles, whatever they weigh) but no way am I buying that for a 10.6-ounce bell boot. BTW, I find it very ironic that so many of the "protective" boots used in Icelandic showing have those steel frogs on the bottom side. There's simply no way I can see those being protective - it would be way too easy for a pebble or whatever to get stuck under one.... Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.0/1296 - Release Date: 2/24/2008 12:19 PM IceHorses Community for Photos and Videos: http://kickapps.com/icehorses "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
