Benefits of Barefoot (also in veterinary)

tis interesting. I think though that if I took Jims shoes off, although would be nice, I just would not be able to ride him any where. He is so dam footy (TB with TB feet) and is just a pansy over stones and round ground. Those pics of them going up and down the mountain, very cool. Not getting into the whole barefoot argument though.
 
I love the accents! .......but there is a lot of sense here and I am totally pro barefoot. I have one heavy cob currently recovering from a lifetime of appalling shoeing due to his poor front leg conformation, poor boy, fingers crossed that Nick Hill my EP will get him well, and my beautiful 4 year old who will never be shod.
Very true the point about shoeing being a medieval practice invented in medieval times...........
 
Well the environment in this video is a huge advantage for these horses. Some of the photos of 'shoeing disease' are of laminitis and severe WLD, both of which can occur in barefoot horses so imo they are not 'diseases' due solely to shoes and nails.

For me there are lessons in management here mainly. I want to take my horses there to live. lol
 
Intresting video, I am not for or against barefoot, I think it depends on what ground you work on to be honest. My lad has to be shod, he came to me with really cr.ap cracked and dry feet and it would just crumble without a shoe, he is an ISH but his feet are that of a typical tb type foot. :(. Plus, the area I ride isnt very soft and there is alot of road. I once decided to leave my old pony barefoot as I could only ride once a week and it wasnt far. He had decent hooves but they still wore right down within 2 month.
 
hannabanana said:
Intresting video, I am not for or against barefoot, I think it depends on what ground you work on to be honest. My lad has to be shod, he came to me with really cr.ap cracked and dry feet and it would just crumble without a shoe, he is an ISH but his feet are that of a typical tb type foot. :(. Plus, the area I ride isnt very soft and there is alot of road. I once decided to leave my old pony barefoot as I could only ride once a week and it wasnt far. He had decent hooves but they still wore right down within 2 month.
Click to expand...

They are shod for YOUR convenience: very very few horses 'need' shoes. Hard areana and road work have little bearing (in fact raod work is one of the best things for barefoot horses)

There are so many people who say 'well, my horse is special and couldn't possibly manage without shoes'. Almost all horses could work without shoes given the right management and conditioning BUT for some it really isn't worth the time and effort. A large number could work just fine with minimal changes to management but there's plenty who would need a radical overhaul of the way they're kept - for many owners that's not practical, desiarable or possible.

I have had (and got) various barefoot horses. Some are of the first catergory and needed no special treatment to work barefoot. Others have needed chages to their management to keep them barefoot but nothing extreme. If I had a horse who would need drastic measures to keep them barefoot, I would consider shoes. HOWEVER, I would go to those length to take shoes off to improve very 'shoe sick' feet beacuse I've seen first hand the amazing improvements that can have. Then i'd probably have shoes back on them if the hassle became too much;)
 
Kallibear said:
They are shod for YOUR convenience: very very few horses 'need' shoes. Hard areana and road work have little bearing (in fact raod work is one of the best things for barefoot horses)

There are so many people who say 'well, my horse is special and couldn't possibly manage without shoes'. Almost all horses could work without shoes given the right management and conditioning BUT for some it really isn't worth the time and effort. A large number could work just fine with minimal changes to management but there's plenty who would need a radical overhaul of the way they're kept - for many owners that's not practical, desiarable or possible.

I have had (and got) various barefoot horses. Some are of the first catergory and needed no special treatment to work barefoot. Others have needed chages to their management to keep them barefoot but nothing extreme. If I had a horse who would need drastic measures to keep them barefoot, I would consider shoes. HOWEVER, I would go to those length to take shoes off to improve very 'shoe sick' feet beacuse I've seen first hand the amazing improvements that can have. Then i'd probably have shoes back on them if the hassle became too much;)
Click to expand...

I agree! x
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top