Re: [IceHorses] Malin / Barefoot / Legs

[Ingvar Ragnarsson]

>but if you ride many miles per week, or have terrain that
>is not good for barefoot, it is more kind to the horse to use shoes or boots
>(the Simple Boot is supposedly liked by many).

yes,know a quest, how do you now the size I mean?
here in Iceland of course you can´t buy it but I
think my Husbands sisters horse would really need
it ,Smidur has very bad hoofs so they can´t shoe
him good and therefore they do not really ride
it, not their kid´s either and it´s a young horse
only 7 and and really nice riding horse (to fat!)
some help Her would be good, He´s out 24/7 on
different terrainn and it doesn´t matter (pinto white hoof´s)


>On the topic of legs, where would the score
>reflect the movement of the legs (i.e. rope walking, winging in, etc.)?


 7,5 straightness of leg ,your run with your
 horse back and forth on a stright line.They
 don´t look at it under rider as I been aware of
 any of the time that I have been showing.

  Regards Malin

Re: [IceHorses] Malin / Barefoot / Legs

[Judy Ryder]

>>>sending you a few pics of me and few friends out
horse riding this day we did 45 km route in a
rainy weather,and all horses was fine when we
come home and how many of us is under 85 kg
package on horses bigger than 138cm!?  But of
course as you see we have loose horses to change
with and we make a couple of good stops as we all need to eat (man& 
horse).<<<

Hi Malin, and thanks for the pictures!  Great photography.

We generally don't have extra horses, or take pony horses to trade off on 
the ride!   Our circumstances, for the most part, don't allow for it.


>>>let´s say  barefoot riding I now every one here encourage it
but I say  more abuse I have never seen in my
life when uneducated horse people thinking they
are good NH -riders riding their poor arabic´s
or  ponies barefoot for one - two hour a day 5
days a week and they are so sore it make´s me cry.

I agree; it's not good to ride if the horse needs shoes!  I think that 
barefoot is good, but if you ride many miles per week, or have terrain that 
is not good for barefoot, it is more kind to the horse to use shoes or boots 
(the Simple Boot is supposedly liked by many).


make the horse barefoot horse without considering the circumstances.

Good point!


8.5 head  8.0 tölt
8.0 neck& shoulders   8.0 trot
8.5 back and? 8.5 pace
8.5 proportions   8.0  galop
7.5 quality of legs (sinew´s) 8,5  willings & temprament
7,5 for straightness in legs  8.5  performance under rider
7.5 hoofs 8.0  walk
7.5 mane & tail   8.5 slow tolt  8.5 canter

for building 7.96gaits 8,26  overall 8.14

a pretty nice Combination in bloodlines I think.


On the topic of legs, where would the score reflect the movement of the legs 
(i.e. rope walking, winging in, etc.)?

Thanks!

Judy
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