Re: [IceHorses] Re: Road Founder / Concussive Soring Practices/Trish
--- pippa258 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Skye and Sally ~Fire Island wrote: > > ...we use the ground controll polys now when we ride > paradeall the time now actually so concussion is not an issue, > they actually have better protection than if they were > barefoot. > What are ground controll polys? Is this a shoe or a boot? > > Trish It is a shoe made form Poly material, it comes in clear or black, the clear is better as you can see through the shoe to nail, which is really nice. It has a support across the back and up through the middle of the frog so that the frog still has contact If you can not do barefoot, this a great shoe! They last as long as a steel shoe, and you can feel the difference as a rider, imagine how the horse feels. Its like going from wearing a steel toe boot to cushy air nikesthey are great shoes for parades...far better than putting in studs, as some people do.. We highly recomend the shoes to our clients, and now are using a case and a half a month between the horses we own and our clients. You do not get the really cool sound on asphalt tolting in a group though.oh wellmuch better for the horses. groundcontroll.com 1-877-traction Tell Kristy we told you about them, shes the owner and developer and very nice. Skye Fire Island Farms Breeding Quality Icelandic Trail Horses Certified Farrier Services 'Natural Balance' Shoeing and Trimming. Founder, Navicular options for your horse. 808-640-6080
Re: [IceHorses] Re: Road Founder / Concussive Soring Practices/Trish
Skye and Sally ~Fire Island wrote: > ...we use the ground controll polys now when we ride paradeall the time > now actually so concussion is not an issue, they actually have better > protection than if they were barefoot. What are ground controll polys? Is this a shoe or a boot? Trish
Re: [IceHorses] Re: Road Founder / Concussive Soring Practices/Trish
--- Janice McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I was told by an old > timer "quickest way to permanently cripple a horse, a young one > especially, is to ride him fast through deep sucky mud." > > so that can be a bad surface too. But I do see a flaw in your list > of > surfaces. for one, a gravel road will lame a horse quicker than > anything because of sharp little pointy rocks. been there done > that. > Janice-- I will agree with the gravel road...I have seen many lame horses because of gravel, and not one yet because they were ridden on asphalt during a parade or other hard surfaces..we use the ground controll polys now when we ride paradeall the time now actually so concussion is not an issue, they actually have better protection than if they were barefoot. Skye Fire Island Farms Breeding Quality Icelandic Trail Horses Certified Farrier Services 'Natural Balance' Shoeing and Trimming. Founder, Navicular options for your horse. 808-640-6080
RE: [IceHorses] Re: Road Founder / Concussive Soring Practices/Trish
>>>. for one, a gravel road will lame a horse quicker than anything because of >>>sharp little pointy rocks. been there done that. That's a good point. The good thing (if there is any good thing) about that kind of lameness is that it is very easy to see cause and effect, since the effect shows up so quickly, and is rarely long term. The kind of lameness that one might expect from riding in mud, or on ice or any other hard or slippery surface, may take much longer to show up, and is more likely to be long-term. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [IceHorses] Re: Road Founder / Concussive Soring Practices/Trish
> Science and perception do not always agree. > > ~Nick > maybe because a lot of people hitting pavement or ice end up so gimped up they dont ride much anymore. a consideration in my area, well, used to be before we entered into the drought of bibilical disaster proportion we are presently in--- is deep sucky mud. I would actually say it is almost as bad as quicksand at times. But very very normal to be riding along a trail and enter into a muddy area, then without knowing, go down to a drying up pond or lakebed and next thing the horse is up to his armpits and thrashing and fighting to get out. soo. I was told by an old timer "quickest way to permanently cripple a horse, a young one especially, is to ride him fast through deep sucky mud." so that can be a bad surface too. But I do see a flaw in your list of surfaces. for one, a gravel road will lame a horse quicker than anything because of sharp little pointy rocks. been there done that. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Re: Road Founder / Concussive Soring Practices/Trish
IMHO...Ice Tolts are circus acts. If you want to impress other breed riders..hit the trails! Raven Lucy & Molly, the Girl Doggies Huginn & Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures.
Re: [IceHorses] Re: Road Founder / Concussive Soring Practices/Trish
On 26/06/07, Nick Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 8. Water 1000 > > not sure how to ride on it :-) > > > > 9. Solid Ice 919 > > > > Let me also add that water and solid ice have certain other unique > chemical properties that effect the way their surfaces interact with > pressure, but I'm not sure exactly how that would practically apply in > the case of our interests. > > ~Nick What about Ice on top of concrete as is found in most hockey arenas...?? Wanda
