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Pulling shoes for winter???

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rodeoveteran
Reg. Jan 2009
Posted 2016-08-19 8:42 PM
Subject: RE: Pulling shoes for winter???



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~BINGO~ - 2016-08-19 10:05 AM

Does everyone continue to keep horses legged up during the winter? We've had a busy (for us) summer, running a few times a month. But come winter time, we are planning on following the good weather down to Phoenix to race. I hate running my mare without shoes. I also hate chiseling out snow and ice ten times a day.

That is why they make snow pads.... There are the ones with the bubble in them and the rim snow pads, both work well. If I think I am going to be running n the winter, I will leave at least the front shoes with borium and snow pads. Barefoot would be great but the ground gets SO hard here , if we don't get enough snow their feet will break and chip badly. Also I have spent many a mile riding down the road and the gravel tears them up.
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FlyingHigh1454
Reg. Oct 2013
Posted 2016-08-21 1:05 PM
Subject: RE: Pulling shoes for winter???


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The only horse we had shoes on last winter kept them on, because she is dead dog lame without them. Spray them 2x daily (when feeding works great) with pam cooking spray and snow/ice falls right off. Never have an issue. I actually have more issues with my barefoot gelding. lol

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kwanatha
Reg. Dec 2003
Posted 2016-08-21 2:43 PM
Subject: RE: Pulling shoes for winter???


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Location: sunny california		every horse with shoes on here has trubble with a huge ball on their feet. you can tell they are in pain. a gal kept here horse here and he was terrible about getting his feet cleaned. i went out to find a huge ball he was teeetering on his front feet. he was a perfect gentleman for me to clean LOL. I think he found out just why we harrass him to clean his feet. no halter no nothing just go out and chip it out. he begged to have those feet cleaned.

if it is fluffy snow it is no problem, but here in california it snows then the sun comes out and melts it, then the temp drops and you have a skating rink. so I don't lock horses up until the sun melts the snow. that is the night they get locked up and stay until the ice is gone. usually only 1-3 days. This will happen about 3 times every winter. the barefoot horses have much less problems almost never balls up and when it does it is easier to get out.
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