flyingfeet
Well-Known Member
So riding out this morning was very hairy
Slippery frosty wet grass, and an unshod horse with fairly well worn feet, so not much of a 'cut'. Think the hooves have been worn down from being on concrete, but gave no grip at all and felt very dodgy!
So any thoughts on whether hoof boots would help, or should I be looking to shoe him?
I would be fairly confident that he has never been shod in his life and is 9 years old, not foot sore, just felt like being on roller skates and I was worried about him falling over.
Also he has been tripping when out and getting tired (may be unrelated, but thought I'd mention it)
Edited to add: work wise, dressage or jumping on a surface and rarely hacking out, but I take him round our fields.
Slippery frosty wet grass, and an unshod horse with fairly well worn feet, so not much of a 'cut'. Think the hooves have been worn down from being on concrete, but gave no grip at all and felt very dodgy!
So any thoughts on whether hoof boots would help, or should I be looking to shoe him?
I would be fairly confident that he has never been shod in his life and is 9 years old, not foot sore, just felt like being on roller skates and I was worried about him falling over.
Also he has been tripping when out and getting tired (may be unrelated, but thought I'd mention it)
Edited to add: work wise, dressage or jumping on a surface and rarely hacking out, but I take him round our fields.
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