riding a horse with only 3 shoes

[fletcher]

i was on another site and someone asked if she could ride her horse with only 3 shoes what do you think i have asked lots of people and they agree with me NO and i also asked my farrier and he said no but what would you do if your horse lost a shoe???

 

[I_A_P]

i have never ridden a horse with only 3 shoes, but i know some people do if they have a soft surface like a menage to ride on.

 

[JessPickle]

Ride him in the indoor school just light work just to keep him ticking over. Definetly wouldnt if the surface of the school wasnt good though

 

[BroadfordQueen]

would consider walking across fields to keep them sane untill farrier gets out, or ditto jess.

 

[kerrylou123]

being at a disadvantage of not having own school, i have to not ride when my horses lose a shoe. I have to hack a few mins down the road to get to the school i use!
But know people, who often ride their horse with 3 shoes in the school.
My horse lost a shoe when we were moving yards, but at the time had no transport and it was a 10 min walk up the road, so i has to pad it with sponge etc and cover it with vet wrap so the hoof wouldnt break away.

 

[vic07]

would school one who had lost a back shoe if they had good feet. wouldn't hack as the feet would break up. Some surfaces break the feet up less than others as well.

 

[Santa_Claus]

If Fleur loses a shoe I will still school her as on a surface the difference is negliable, also she has firm soles and standing on a stone won't effect her.

If Dan loses a shoe however I won't ride him at all, except possibly loose schooling him indoors as he is very prone to bruising his sole, and also currently he has pads on so a lost shoe infront would leave him very unbalanced.

 

[helenandshadow]

I would only ride in the school and wouldn't jump, but not if the horse had bad feet.

 

[teapot]

I have ridden on a horse who only had 3 shoes on - but was riding on a rubber surface

 

[BethandHenry]

Ive ridden with just 3 shoes on (on the horse, just realised that sounded ridiculous!

) on a rubber surface but not jumping and obviously no hacking, wouldn't want to destroy his feet.

 

[RachelMcTimoney]

No!

 

[SecretSquirrell379]

No! I went down to my yard to ride tonight and my mare has thrown a shoe, so no riding for us. Her feet are not great anyway and it would kill them if I took her out on the roads. I just think how would we like to walk on the roads with no shoes on and giving someone a piggy back???!!!

 

[Skhosu]

Working in teh school for 20mins seems no problem to any of mine when they lose a shoe.
Would never do road work or in the field.s

 

[Doreys_Mum]

depends on the feet imho

I rode Dorey just after she shed both her front shoes and she was totally fine!!

 

[S_N]

IMO it depends on the condition of the horses horses foot tbh and a whether it is front or hind shoes that has been lost. An boot (old mac or similar) is one way of getting around this problem......... I used to ride my old horse with only 2 shoes on regularly, in fact ALL the time, as he was only shod infront

 

[Dotilas]

I have a pair of those special horse boot things, and if my boy loses a shoe, and i use one for turnout and one for riding.

He generally only loses a shoe a week or less before he gets re shod.

Of course, i only do light work in these boots as it makes him slightly unbalanced! He is a TB so need to keep the freshness at bay! (excuse the pun

)

 

[TrecPeter]

My horse lost a shoe on Staurday at the end of a ride out on reasonably soft ground. I was a good boy and dismounted to walk him back - especially down the rocky path near his field.

On Trec competitions I take a horse-boot with me to cover emergencies, but it's not so easy to fit on as you think.

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

No, call out the farrier, he should be there within 24 hours to sort it out if he's any good. It doesn't hurt not to ride for one day.

 

[tinker512]

I would only school in a good arena!

 

[GTs]

If it was one of the front - definately not, one of the backs yes, but I would like just pull off the other and save the farrier a trip.