This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Philip Petty) On this one I could not resist entering in! I agree, why not leave them barefoot. I have my horses shod if I'm going into the mountains where I know it will be rocky, or if I'm driving a pair. Other wise I leave them barefoot year round. I've had no problems, knock on wood.
By the way, I've been lurking around, not much of a writer. I'm Philip Petty of Lochsa Fjords in Mica, Washington. We have 5 fjord horses (notice they are not ponies) and three on the way, one maybe tonight!?! ---------- > From: Alison Barr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: shoeing > Date: Thursday, April 02, 1998 3:29 PM > > Marsha Jo Hanna said > > > "Our Fjords are seeing a lot of the farrier these days. In the last > > month, he's been out 4 times, to fix bent or missing shoes on our > > geldings. Of course, they never manage to both do it at the same > > time---e.g. Rom will wait until the day after Sleepy got his fixed. > > It's seasonal---not a problem once the ground dries up for the summer." > > Why not leave them barefoot? Fj does alot of work in the summer, and > even though the barn where we were boarding was all gravel, he never > went lame or had his feet wear down. That was the summer when horses that > had never gone lame in their lives did because of the footing.It would > save you allot of bills, and they will have better grip, too.
