i think here we need to point out that as always, we are sometimes morphing the discussion into two different things:
1. a barefoot horse which in my case, are horses trimmed to natural angles and are not shod. and; 2. The "Barefoot method" by strasser and others. Which I dont really believe in because we have a barefoot method trimmer in our area and every horse he does goes lame and stays lame til the people finally catch on and go back to their normal farrier. Which isnt to say it isnt a good method, but it is a suggestion that some certifide "barefoot method" people are not living up to the hype. I live in an area where you dont need shoes for any reason unless there is a foot problem needing correcting or you are going on a trip to rocky terrain. janice -- yipie tie yie yo
