>Yes, he's barefoot with a roll in the front to help the breakover. The >farrier said he would trim him for his comfort. We talked about the Pete >Ramey trim and he said it was what he was dong.
>I tried the wedge egg-bar (?) shoes a couple of years ago and it didn't >make any difference. He did not have shoes on before that either. >You only know there's a problem if you are trail riding and hit gravel or >hard surfaces Shoes never cure navicular. When you change to a different >shoe or put a wedge of pad in it masks the pain for awhile and then with >poor hoof mechanism the problem progresses and eventually more damage is >done. A lot of movement helps. Hopefully, his heels are not too long and back where they're supposed to be and the toes are fairly short and he is walking with a heel first landing. Some horses that have a proper trim and still have yucky looking frogs and grungy stuff in the collateral groove on the side of the frog have had wonderful success with a few White Lightening soaks. It kills the bacteria and/or fungus in there and then allows the barefoot trim to do its job. Many horses are fine on pasture but ouchy on harder ground, because they're hooves adapt to the environment in which they live. Many of use who keep our horses barefoot, make sure to have an area of pea gravel or make some harder trails in their pastures that they walk over daily. It preps their feet for similar surface riding. If you don’t want to do that, what's wrong with wearing boots for the ride? Does he go sound with boots on? Cherie No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.13/1377 - Release Date: 4/14/2008 9:26 AM ------------------------------------ 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/
