Uraeus
Well-Known Member
Always. Always always. It's not worth the risk. Prevention is better than cure and a horse with broken knees is not worth a fat lot. Not to mention it looks weird where the white hairs grow through :/ You yourself have experienced it now, if you are doing a lot of roadwork, see if going barefoot is an option (I'm aware its not for every horse) but they will have more grip without shoes on, even more than with road nails - never once have i had a barefoot horse slip on a road/concrete.