Do you ride your horse the day he/she has been shod?

Always have done. I did ask the farrier about this ages ago. He 'said the foot balance may feel a bit different for them but shouldn't cause a problem'.

Jane
 
I will from now on (or I will at very least lunge him) as the last time I had new shoes on my boy he appeared lame the next day. I went down the road of poulticing for an abcess, foot soaking, an expensive vet call out, numerous farrier visits and four weeks box rest all for a shoe fitted too close (long and painful story well documented on HHO lol) Had I ridden or lunged on the day he was shod this would have most likely all been avoided! You live and learn!
 
Never occurred to me not to! This week I was tacking up as he was finishing! I'm sure my (lovely ;)) farrier would have said if he didn't think it was a good idea.
 
I never do either, mine were shod today and they then have the day off, not for any particular reason, theyv'e never been footsore, it's just something I never do, same as I never ride if they have had vet for injections or anything like that, probably just an excuse really as i'm only a slow happy hacker so it doesn't matter to mine if they are not worked for 1 day or 4 days. Expect if your competing its more important to keep up work.
 
Mine does get the day off but not because he might be sore. He was a 'slap a saddle on and chuck em over' case from Ireland - terrified of everything including the farrier. We're almost there now but I still let him have the day off to chill after being a good boy. Luckily my farrier is a saint. :)
 
Yep I do. I hacked out straight after my boy was shod last time. Have never had a problem with a horse being foot sore.
 
just thought, when I was young always rode to and,from local forge so had no choice but to ridehome. Does no one ride to the farriers anymore I wonder.
 
Nearly always do. I normally use my flexitime so I can be at the yard for farrier so it would be a waste not to make the most of it.
 
I use to but noticed my cob was short slightly in the step post shoeing. I got someone else to ride him in case I was imagining it, but he was short. This went on for a couple of years so I would then not ride him for a couple of days after.

I did ask my farrier who said he shoed tight to stop them losing shoes hunting.

He then did go really lame was xrayed in the back legs and he has arthritis.

Looking back I dont think it was his feet but he was stiff probably from arthritis and being pulled around during shoeing.

For quite a few years after I would give him the 2 days rest & this was enough to be back to normal for riding.

Just retired him, as he went down on his front legs recently after lots of tripping! So may be there is an underlying reason your horse is sore?? but not very obvious??
 
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