Re: Fodder for Barefoot advocates

This message is from: Eric Kozowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yes, he was trimmed regularly. Gail Russell wrote: This message is from: "Gail Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Was he trimmed regularly while barefoot? Sometimes people extend their trim intervals when they take a horse barefoot. Gail We

RE: Fodder for Barefoot advocates

This message is from: "Gail Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Was he trimmed regularly while barefoot? Sometimes people extend their trim intervals when they take a horse barefoot. Gail We had the opposite experience with our daughter's thoroughbred - when we got him they had been keeping him baref

Re: Fodder for Barefoot advocates

This message is from: Eric Kozowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gail Russell wrote: This message is from: "Gail Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Interesting. I would guess it is possible that his feet would improve with a long time barefoot, but it is a struggle. We are going through it with two of our Q

RE: Fodder for Barefoot advocates

This message is from: "Gail Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Interesting. I would guess it is possible that his feet would improve with a long time barefoot, but it is a struggle. We are going through it with two of our QH that have been shod most of their lives. Since I posted, I saw pics of the s

Re: Fodder for Barefoot advocates

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Gail After being down at the track, behind the scenes and watching the horse's work and how much care goes into keeping them sound and given the fact that they are bred for speed and not feet. Most of them even when off the track have a hard ti

Fodder for Barefoot advocates

This message is from: "Gail Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I just found this little mention in a story about Big Brown's bloodtests. "Big Brown was pulled up by jockey Kent Desormeaux early in the stretch in the Belmont. So far Dutrow has not come up with a physical reason for the performance. Ph