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To: HairOfTheDog
....On those logging roads, she'd wear down fast I'm sure if we rode there a lot...

I don't know, with those mustang/arab feet, she may never need shoes. Good feet are a God-send!

7,204 posted on 02/07/2006 9:52:55 AM PST by FrogInABlender (Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: FrogInABlender

I think it's remarkable she's done as well as she has, barefoot. We'll see!


7,207 posted on 02/07/2006 10:01:18 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: FrogInABlender; HairOfTheDog

I would think if you rode much more then you did last summer, especially if you rode on the gravel roads, you'd have to shoe her. Mustang/arab feet do hold up better the quarter horses tho. I've only had one horse that made it out here barefoot, and that was Cindy's Okie. I still think his advantage was he'd never been shoed. I think once you shoe, you can't stop. I'd keep her barefoot as long as possible, but I still think depending on how much you rode and on what type of ground/rocks you're going over you may have to shoe.

Becky


7,208 posted on 02/07/2006 10:11:50 AM PST by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain (Never under estimate the power of stupid people in a large group:)
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