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Post by Michy on Dec 6, 2005 12:51:06 GMT 2
Manda I am so happy to hear that success story! In our yard alone, 3 horses who were looking at VERY uncertain futures (um, if you know what i mean - being very euphamistic) are now completely rideable after going through a change to barefoot... owners sooooo happy.
My horse didnt have any serious problems we could find, but was starting to land toe first, front feet didnt look like a completely matching pair and he seemed to have cow hocks. After 4 months of correct, barefoot trimming none of these problems remain ;D
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Post by slinkie on Dec 24, 2005 11:59:38 GMT 2
Hey Barefooters
There is some Barefoot Seminar in the Cape ,then in Nelspruit ,and i think in Joeys Next year some time. Got the Email the other day will find it and post it up for you guys.
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Post by Liezel on Dec 29, 2005 13:29:36 GMT 2
Glad to see so many barefoot guys on here All but one of mine are barefoot - the one being Pepi because of the sliding stops, he needs sliding shoes behind, to protect the bulbs of his heels. If I were to slide him in sand without the shoes, the sand would be abrasive and sore him. One or 2 of them are a bit more 'ouchy' if we ride over rocks, especially just after a trim, but the rest are fine.
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Post by Topaz on Dec 29, 2005 14:17:00 GMT 2
All of mine are barefoot, my mare used to have a half set but has now been without shoes for just over a year and doing beautifully. My TB has been barefoot since he came off the track and my gelding Arab x has never had shoes and never will.
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Post by michele on Dec 29, 2005 14:41:42 GMT 2
My horse runs around barefoot. We removed her shoes after buying her from the riding school. She's very happy without her shoes.
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Post by Archie-Farchie on Dec 30, 2005 22:20:50 GMT 2
im a bare foot people!!!my horse has never had shoes and he has perfect feet even tho hes an anglo arab and they normally have bad feet and i mostly ride on sand!!!i dont use any hoof supplements and i dont find them necessary so far!!!
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Post by LUVLaratreun on Jan 1, 2006 17:41:37 GMT 2
We about to take Charlie and Commie's shoes off. The owner got a new farrier who is very pro barefoot-luckily! Charlie might have problems as he has a problem in his hoof. It breaks down from the inside, leaving him with a hole in the hoof wall. But hopefully *fingers crossed* he'll adjust to barefoot.
Coincidentally, there is an article in the lastest HQ about going barefoot... ;D
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Post by Salinero on Jan 3, 2006 8:00:33 GMT 2
HQ has a pro barefoot article in every issue. I'm a bit worried cause it looks as though they always use crossbreeds as examples. I just hope people with flat footed TBs don't read the articles and pull the tb's shoes off just to follow a fad. Barefoot is good, but shoes have their place and function and should not be thought of as "unneccessary" . It makes me angry to read these articles that say your horse WILL be better of without shoes. That is an utter load of cr*p. Some horses can go without shoes, I'm not arguing that, but it doesn't ring true for each and every horse and that point, to me, is not being made clear enough to people.
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Post by Michy on Jan 3, 2006 8:16:57 GMT 2
Sal a lot of TB's can cope without shoes, mine is a TB so dont write them all off Having said that, the transition period does take longer with the flatter footed ones ... i.e. the period until they become comfy without their boots on tough going and get some degree of concavity. Of course there are some horses for whom it would not be viable - TB or not TB.
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Post by dee on Jan 3, 2006 8:19:09 GMT 2
Orlando is barefoot and as far as I know has never had shoes. He is foot sore on stones and two weeks are his trim his feet are a mess.
My new baby has tiny little white hooves so dount whether he will ever go barefoot. Farrier is coming this week and I will chat to him but having had a tendon injury I am reluctant to start making changes to his hooves for fear of aggravating it.
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Post by Michy on Jan 3, 2006 8:45:09 GMT 2
Dee, please send me photos of Orlando's feet? It would be so sad to start shoeing him now when he has been barefoot his whole life and even competing and jumping like that etc.
With regards to the tendon injury, taking the shoes off actually increases circulation within the feet as well as to the legs, due to the legs being able to work as nature intended ... but going barefoot is a major commitment that you really have to be ready for and dedicated to. Its not everyone's 'cup of tea'.
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Post by dee on Jan 3, 2006 8:53:23 GMT 2
Michy if he can go barefoot I would love him to. There are 3 barefoot TB's at my new yard. Girl who is full leasing Orlando has her TB barefoot. She has been off track 2 months and is 100% sound. She has really nice feet and conformation though.
Orlando's feet were trimmed skew when he was done which I find so disheartening as he was trimmed by chairman of farrier society. He is now standing completely skew. New yard uses different farrier and he seems to be quite popular amongst all yards I was looking at. Hopefully he can get Orlando's feet back on track. I would definitely not like to put shoes on him. I will see if I can take pics of Orlando and Chang's feet tonight for you. Have my camera with me. I am just learning about barefoot though so not sure I can commit to doing this as I don't have sufficient knowledge yet. I will speak to farrier this week though and see what he says about Changs feet. He seems to be very pro barefeet.
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Post by Salinero on Jan 3, 2006 8:58:37 GMT 2
Michy, I agree. I took Saint's shoes off 3 weeks ago and so far so good. Don't get me wrong: I'm pro barefoot if the horse can cope with it. That's why I took Saint's shoes off and why Miss World is barefoot. BUT ... a lot of the articles say that barefoot is the best and that's the way you should go. I don't think that the one is better than the other for all horses. For some, shoes are better than barefoot (although the horse can cope barefoot) and for others barefoot is better than shoes (although the horse can cope with shoes). I would like to see that point being made clear to people, because there are a lot of folks out there that don't know better.
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Post by Michy on Jan 3, 2006 8:59:27 GMT 2
Dee - Yeah I thought it may have been a dodgy trim, coz it sounded like he got worse afterwards... glad you got new farrier who is a bit more clued up, its VERY important. Didnt know you had moved yards! Wow, new horse and new yard lots of things I need to catch up on ;D
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Post by dee on Jan 3, 2006 9:06:41 GMT 2
Went round to yard last weekend and there was no one there. Everyone had gone away, groom was on leave and the painter was looking after the horses. Had a little sense of humour failure and moved. In a very nice yard now. Very run down - not fancy or rich yard. She loves the horses, feeds herself, takes temps everynight. Been off property once in the year she's been there and got someone to stay with horses while she was out.
Jess moved with me. She took her 3 horses to Charlene instead of to Brenda and someone else from Brenda also there so at the moment 5 of her liveries are there. We don't have a great choice of stabling where I live and this lady is the best. One day will have my babies at home though.
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