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| Whats the protocol on a horse that has never had a set on before?
Do you give them time to get comfortable with them or just start running them? |
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Location: Up and over to the right | Are you talking hours? Days? Weeks?
Sheesh let the horse adjust before you make him run. I wouldn't throw you in wooden clogs and ask you to walk around a mall 20 times, they take time to adjust to. |
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| ChasingCans04 - 2015-08-18 8:21 PM
Are you talking hours? Days? Weeks?
Sheesh let the horse adjust before you make him run. I wouldn't throw you in wooden clogs and ask you to walk around a mall 20 times, they take time to adjust to.
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Location: Kansas | I usually practice with them a few times before I make them run but I keep them all shod if I plan to run them. |
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Location: CTX | Had to put fronts on when my gelding chipped his foot pretty bad, so I took a couple of days of light riding, to let him adjust. After that he was running fine. No problems. |
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Location: MD | We just put shoes on one of mine, farrier said, "give him a week. Three days light work then each day bring up his work load." |
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| I rode mine just like normal. Regular workout, and it was a few weeks before her first show, and I got lucky the show was at a really nice pen. |
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Location: Midwest | Mine had been shod in the front but barefoot in the back. He busted up his hind feet pretty bad in our dry weather this year, and after a trim he was tender. I threw back shoes on him Thursday and ran him Saturday... it was not a big deal. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | I usually give them a day or two of lighter riding, especially if they haven't had a set for a while, but otherwise am pretty good. They usually feel so much better with shoes on anyway after they are used to the weight they are moving much better anyway. |
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| Thanks for the replies.
We will take our time and be over cautious as usual. |
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Location: Kansas | Itsme - 2015-08-18 8:44 PM ChasingCans04 - 2015-08-18 8:21 PM Are you talking hours? Days? Weeks? Sheesh let the horse adjust before you make him run. I wouldn't throw you in wooden clogs and ask you to walk around a mall 20 times, they take time to adjust to. Unwad the panties.
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A few days for me. Riding in a nice soft arena for a few times after that.
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Location: Texas | Run them that night it's fine |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I ride as normal. Its not a big deal. |
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| Ride and run as planned unless tender... |
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Location: Sunny So Cal | I am getting my 4 year old shod for the first time. I plan on giving him a couple days to get used to them, then going back to work unless he comes up sore. |
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Location: WI | I never thought it to be a big deal either. Unless they seem ouchy, I ride business as usual. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I can't imagine a horse being sore after being shod. If mine were sore after shoeing I'd find a different farrier. |
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| Question for the people saying go out and run like normal.
You dont take it a little easy or cautious on different ground such as mud or hard packed ground to see how the horse performs with shoes?
This is our only horse "running" right now and cant afford an avoidable injury at this point so we will be over cautious.
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| Some are missing the point...The horse has NEVER been shod, NEVER walked, trotted or ran in shoes before. Its not about soreness but about horse confidence and safety for both horse and rider.
Hope that clears it up.
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I get your point. So you're going to shoe the horse and go directly to the barrel race? or are you going to shoe and maybe in a week you'll be at a run? I ride my horses during the week so they should get the feel of shoes as I'm legging up. |
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Location: WI | Itsme - 2015-08-19 4:15 PM Question for the people saying go out and run like normal. You dont take it a little easy or cautious on different ground such as mud or hard packed ground to see how the horse performs with shoes? This is our only horse "running" right now and cant afford an avoidable injury at this point so we will be over cautious.
Nope, I honestly don't because of the shoes. In general, I have a different game plan on mud vs hard packed ground - but I base that on my horse's running style, not their shoes.
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| CYA Ranch - 2015-08-19 4:20 PM
I get your point. So you're going to shoe the horse and go directly to the barrel race? or are you going to shoe and maybe in a week you'll be at a run? I ride my horses during the week so they should get the feel of shoes as I'm legging up.
Thats why I asked the question to start with, I have no idea how others handle this situation and im not 100% sure whats best for the horse and rider. With that being said we will probably give her a week or so with some practice runs and see how she handles the shoes on different grounds. |
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| I worked with a lot of two year old reiners. Their first shoes are sliders. They are ridden that day, shod, and ridden the next. Never had a problem. I don't think it is that much of a difference to a horse IMO. |
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| I would take the cautious route and give them time to get used to shoes since this is the first time. I have had good vets and farriers tell me anytime you change anything- angles, shoes, etc.- to give them a day or two to get used to it and then start riding lightly and build up to their regular workout over a few days. To me it is just common sense, but I am considered a very cautious horse owner. |
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| CYA Ranch - 2015-08-19 4:12 PM
I can't imagine a horse being sore after being shod. If mine were sore after shoeing I'd find a different farrier.
I have a gelding that gets a little tender, always has, I've had x-rays done at OSU after my current farrier reset and they all commented on how well he had them balanced. He's very tender footed in general and it makes him a little ouchy for the first couple days. |
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Location: In my own world | FlyingJT - 2015-08-20 9:36 AM
CYA Ranch - 2015-08-19 4:12 PM
I can't imagine a horse being sore after being shod. If mine were sore after shoeing I'd find a different farrier.
I have a gelding that gets a little tender, always has, I've had x-rays done at OSU after my current farrier reset and they all commented on how well he had them balanced. He's very tender footed in general and it makes him a little ouchy for the first couple days.
Mine too. I have one with thin soles. She is tender the first day or so. The first time may farrier checked everything. We couldn't find a problem. So I went to the vet and he checked her over, X-rays included. Angles and balance all good. She has been defined as wimpy now |
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