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Gail Russell wrote:
Does anyone know how they have/would be treated at Fjord shows/evaluations?
This would be a good question to be addressed by the NFHR Board of
Directors and the Evaluation Committee. Some policy might be necessary.
As far as evaluating a horse is concerned, if the horse were presented
in Conformation in these type of boots, I would ask the presenter to
take them off, as part of the breed standard includes the shape and
appearance of the hoof. As for performance, personally, if they did not
hinder or affect the natural movement of the horse in any way, I
wouldn't see any reason to ask that they be removed. Most evaluations
have been held in decent enough footing that it probably wouln't be
necessary to have the horses, that were used to going barefoot, wear any
kind of hoof protection anyway.
Beth
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