Do you still ride even after horse has cast a shoe?

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As title says really. I've known people that wouldn't, others that do and then others who use a hoof boot as substitute until shoe Is replaced. I know each horse and hoof are different so wondering what everyone's opinions are towards this.
 
I don't tend to - but my hacking consists of a lot of road work before I can get onto the bridleways - I would school or lunge in the arena minus a back shoe or a hack if you don't have any road work but wouldn't risk it with a front. But like you said, depends on the horse and the state of its feet.
 
I would just stick to school work and not compete or hack out with a lost shoe, as would not want to risk damaging the hoof wall.

I am lucky as have an excellent farrier and very rarely loose a shoe - he will always come out if this happens though, and have rarely gone more than a couple of days before it is put back on.
 
I don't.. i have once but i always worry about balance. I'm sure it's fine in a sand school but when i was young we were always told not to, and that's stuck with me :)
 
If horse is sound, yes. Might not if the other shoes have no wear on them due to unlevelness potential but yeah if sound i'd school.
 
i have, my horse is only shod in front and has very good feet - she cast a shoe in the field the day before she was booked in for xc schooling i was going to cancel and rang farrier to come and put it on - he asked where we were going - ground was very good and with a good grass covering and no roads/tracks - he said it would be fine to take her - the shoe hadn't pulled any foot off ATALL it was as if the nails just dissolved - i didn't get on her until we were off the hard standing and she was absolutely fine! no ifs buts not at all footy and jumped wonderfully, didn't take her in the water because of the stones in the bottom act. and i probably wouldn't hack on a road with one shoe and i trust my farriers judgment
 
I never used to but now i will ride the gelding i share having watched him bucking and galloping around the field. This is only light work in the school the mare i share isn't ridded because when she looses a shoe she just sulks and try not to move.
 
I wouldn't ride if it had lost a shoe in the field, I'd get the farrier round first - but would (and have) pottered back home on the grass verges when my horse has lost a shoe during a hack.
 
No. Pony gets to chill out and farrier gets called.

When we were young, if pony had a loose shoe we would gallop about until it came off!!! Cringe!!
 
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