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[Leslie <cayadopi AT yahoo.com>]

I had an old pregnant broodmare who foundered.  She was 20 when it happened.
 
The vet was useless.  But I had a great blacksmith - took a while but a few 
years later you couldn't tell.  It did require corrrective shoeing and 
matching things up with x-rays.
 
I'd pass on a foundered horse, unless I knew a blacksmith with the kind of 
history/experience like my old one.
 
3 or 4 times a year?!?!  For a shod horse - ain't enough.  Shod horse - 
blacksmith needed every 5-7 weeks (depending on the horse and season), big 
expense.  
 
Better off with a horse that has good feet that doesn't need shoes.
 
 
 


--- On Tue, 1/6/09, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:

From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Draft Horse
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 8:27 PM

I'm in the same situation as Rob...in fact, I was offered a horse for 
free...(Ron said no<g>..drats!)  the problem is that the mare has 
foundered in the past, and according to her owner, she must see the 
farrier three or four times a year for work and shoes...I had the same 
thought as Rob about breeding her, but I'm told that would kill her as 
her hooves wouldn't hold up. do you agree with that assessment?


B

Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:
> 
>>> Does a draft horse need to be shod if working on dirt, not
pavement?
>> What about a gravel road?
> 
> No.  And no.
> 
> In fact it's not a good idea.
> 
> 
> James
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Well, I didn't answer because my gardening experience on a coast was
definately not hot.  Average temp year round 60-70 degrees.  Whole different
gardening experience which I would go back to in a hot tick given half the
chance!

Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cathy" <goosecreekfarm AT gmail.com>


> No one replied to my question, which probably means no one is homesteading
> near the beach.  Nevertheless, I'll share this link just in case.
>
> http://niceville.com/Garden/FYG-Blog/FYG-Blog%201.htm
>
> This is the Front Yard Gardener's blog from Niceville Florida.  Okay, so
> he's not on the beach and he's not exactly homesteading, but it's a handy
> site with quick and dirty info for raising veggies in the north
> Florida area.  Apparently there are 4 garden opportunities each year.
> Cool
> weather veggies may be planted in Jan and again in October, and warm
> weather
> veg begins in March and again in August.
>
> The prospect of living here long term becomes more appealing the longer I
> consider it.