Benefits of running with front shoes only?

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BRN4CASH Reg. Apr 2006	Posted 2013-12-13 11:39 AM Subject: Benefits of running with front shoes only?
Veteran Posts: 193 Location: TEXAS	My vet suggested running with front shoes only I did it but have not made a run yet. What are the benefits if any is there by doing this?
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WYOTurn-n-Burn Reg. Sep 2004	Posted 2013-12-13 11:46 AM Subject: RE: Benefits of running with front shoes only?
The Bling Princess Posts: 3411 Location: North Dakota	Why did your vet tell you to run with front shoes only??? Is there something going on with your horse's stifles? I run my horse with fronts shoes only because he has a sticky stifle. There is too much grab with shoes on the back and it actually makes him come up and out of the ground. No shoes and he digs in and gets around it.
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LMS Reg. Feb 2008	Posted 2013-12-13 11:53 AM Subject: RE: Benefits of running with front shoes only?
Experienced Mouse Trapper Posts: 3106 Location: North Dakota	Or maybe the fronts are pre navicular and need pads and wedges???? Not for grip but for better foot /bone health??
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CocoChex Reg. Mar 2013	Posted 2013-12-13 11:56 AM Subject: RE: Benefits of running with front shoes only?
Veteran Posts: 268	Less traction and wear and tear on their hocks, etc, than with a shoe
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Three 4 Luck Reg. Sep 2003	Posted 2013-12-13 12:52 PM Subject: RE: Benefits of running with front shoes only?
Accident Prone Posts: 22277 Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR	Mine is barefoot on the back because of a stifle problem. He ran in the 1d with me for the first time that way, so I think we will stick with it until I have a reason not to.
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Guiness Reg. Jul 2009	Posted 2013-12-13 1:29 PM Subject: RE: Benefits of running with front shoes only?
Veteran Posts: 294	Most of the people I run with have fronts only. Mine is barefoot all around because luckily he does not need them and I'm broke.
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BRN4CASH Reg. Apr 2006	Posted 2013-12-13 1:51 PM Subject: RE: Benefits of running with front shoes only?
Veteran Posts: 193 Location: TEXAS	We shoe the fronts because of fetlock issues. He did say it would be less wear on the hocks/stifles. I'm just concerned with nothavong enough traction.
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Guiness Reg. Jul 2009	Posted 2013-12-13 2:10 PM Subject: RE: Benefits of running with front shoes only?
Veteran Posts: 294	Look at pics of wild mustang hoofs. They have some of the best traction. The sole will eventually concave a little inward depending on environment. If I'm taking my barefoot horse to a run I make sure he has a little wall growth and some bar growth. That will act as traction. I would never run him after a fresh trim.
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Barrel_Racer_77 Reg. Jan 2013	Posted 2013-12-13 11:55 PM Subject: RE: Benefits of running with front shoes only?
Veteran Posts: 237 Location: Ava, Missouri	I run my Appy barefoot all the way around. The hoof wasn't made with a shoe on it!
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