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[Leslie <cayadopi AT yahoo.com>]

It's best for most horses if they are not shod.
 
But if a gravel road, I would definitely shoe.  It's amazing how that little 
lift off the ground helps prevent most stone bruises.  Just always check for 
stones getting wedged between the frog and the soul at the slightest hint of 
a limp (shod or unshod) if working on gravel.  Some stone bruises can turn 
into nasty absesses.
 
Also some horses hooves (poor breeding?) don't hold up well unshod under 
working conditions - so there isn't really one blanket answer.
 
I've had horses that never needed shoes, one that had to have shoes on the 
front no matter what (even pasture only and no work), and had boarder's 
horses whose feet were so poor they needed shoes year round, even though they 
weren't working on rocks, etc.
 
My preference thought is unshod as much as possible.  Healthier for the hoof.
 
If stones/gravel isn't an issue, and the history of the horse is unshod - 
unshod.
 
I remember one horse, an older horse, had been shod improperly it's whole 
life, super contracted heels, nearly lame from that, and then a new owner 
pulled the shoes, turned the horse out into wet pastures, and caused some 
massive problem - too many years ago and I forget what happened.


--- On Tue, 1/6/09, Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com> wrote:


Does a draft horse need to be shod if working on dirt, not pavement?
What about a gravel road?






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I saw a funny clip on CNN of all places, showing Obama 'misspeaking'.
The clip was cut with Bush doing the same.  It was full of Uh..and crazy
talk, but the funny part was it cut back and forth between tapes of Bush
and tapes of Obama.  Had to mention that since you guys were talking
about articulation and being unrehearsed....you should have seen that
tape!  Too funny.

B

Lynda wrote:
> Talk, talk, talk.  I have yet to see talk feed a family or make the payroll.
> As the old saying goes, talk is cheap.  Everyone and his uncle should have
> known by now that, if nothing else, the guy can talk.  In fact, he wasn't
> used on a show back in IL because he never stops talking.
>
> You want the *real* Teflon, listen to his "unprepared" and "unrehearsed"
> nasty nattering over the proposed Jr. Senator from IL.  I say, if that is
> what he thinks and the criteria he feels should be used, and since it wasn't
> scripted, one can assume that he speaks, in this case only, what he really
> thinks, then he should step down as president elect!
>
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bobf" <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
>
>
>> I just finished listening to a live news conference and questiona and
>> answer segment with the President-Elect.  I'll say that it is really hard
>> not to be impressed.  He is completely self-assured, and does articulate
>> his comments much better than what I have seen in some time.  I could never
>> be a supporter becasue of his big government policies, but, I think, for a
>> while anyway; he is going to be given a lot of leeway by the public.
>> Forgot the press, they were already his cheerleaders.  But, the public is
>> paying attention, and , to me , anyway; it is hard not to 'like the guy'
>> ................................................
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>> p.s.  I don't know where you would find a transcript, there wa nothing
>> terribly consequential, except that he is ready to spend both heaven and
>> hell to prop up the economy.  Maybe that is the right thing to do, I don't
>> think so, but I thought the eigth horse was a shoo-in to place in the
>> fourth race last night................................
>
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