MissSBird
Well-Known Member
Hey guys
At the end of the summer my personal circumstances are changing, and I need to look at ways of cutting costs for the next three years. I'm hoping to avoid having to sell my boy (though it may come to that ).
Whilst mulling over what I could do, I wondered if going barefoot might be an option. The potential savings would be quite a lot over the course of three years afterall.
He's a 6 year old connie who was originally barefoot when I got him as a just backed three year old. I remember he spent his first winter barefoot, then got shoes heading into spring as his back feed were cracking slightly. He had been doing a lot of road work as I was pretty muhc just hacking out at this point to get him thinking forward.
He's had shoes since then and has good strong feet - he's only ever lost a shoe once. His work load come autumn will be light/medium work, a mixture of roadwork and schooling in a woodchip arena.
Do you think his feet would be able to adjust? Have you any advice for me going down this route?
All thoughts appreciated
At the end of the summer my personal circumstances are changing, and I need to look at ways of cutting costs for the next three years. I'm hoping to avoid having to sell my boy (though it may come to that ).
Whilst mulling over what I could do, I wondered if going barefoot might be an option. The potential savings would be quite a lot over the course of three years afterall.
He's a 6 year old connie who was originally barefoot when I got him as a just backed three year old. I remember he spent his first winter barefoot, then got shoes heading into spring as his back feed were cracking slightly. He had been doing a lot of road work as I was pretty muhc just hacking out at this point to get him thinking forward.
He's had shoes since then and has good strong feet - he's only ever lost a shoe once. His work load come autumn will be light/medium work, a mixture of roadwork and schooling in a woodchip arena.
Do you think his feet would be able to adjust? Have you any advice for me going down this route?
All thoughts appreciated