Mounted search and rescue

[Lois Guyon <laguyon2@yahoo.com>]

Lana,

It depends on the footing and on the horse.  I have never shod my two horses 
for SAR work while my friend keeps her's shod - it has soft feet.  We work 
mostly on soft ground and yet the one horse needs to be shod.  It is easy to 
tell if they need shoes. They do not like to walk on surfaces that hurt their 
feet.  They will let you know if they are hurting.

Lois


--- On Wed, 2/18/09, LANA BLAND <ldbland@q.com> wrote:

> From: LANA BLAND <ldbland@q.com>
> Subject: [MSAR] MSAR horse - barefoot vs. being shod
> To: msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 5:47 PM
> Hello everyone,
>  
> I'm looking for some feedback from anyone who is or has
> successfully used a barefoot horse (using the natural
> hoofcare), for SAR or any other disciplines vs. being shod. 
> 
>  
> 
> With farrier costs being so high now, keeping a horse shod
> 365 days -year after year just for MSAR requirements has
> become a financial stress for some of our current members
> and has even been an issue when trying to recruit new MSAR
> members that successfully use the natural hoofcare practice.
> 
>  
> 
> Thank you for any information you can share.
> 
>  
> 
> Lana
> 
>  
> 
> "Horses Are Like Potato Chips - you can't have
> just one."  
> 
> 
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