Horselovers—–Can you save by not shoeing?
Written by admin on March 21, 2010 – 2:20 pm -Why such a controversy over this —Shoeing is sometimes harmfull.But many if not most can be used without shoes.,and a horse owner on tite budget can trim the horse.Your farrier will probably teach you .Ask.I allways did own shoeing and trimming, but now to save money and my back.My horses walk on 2″ gravel near gates ,their hooves always look nice.
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By TB Filly on Mar 21, 2010 | Reply
Shoes are onlu required when on hard surfaces or rocky surfaces. I shoe my horses for jumping because their landing is so hard when they land on their front legs/feet. I would recomend doing so for sports that require agility.
By Lizzy on Mar 21, 2010 | Reply
sure not all horses need shoes but if they have bad feet then you are doing more harm then good and hoof supplements can cost more then a set of 4 shoes. even without shoes a farrier still need to see a horse every 6-8 weeks to trim a horses hoves.
By Danielle B on Mar 21, 2010 | Reply
I pay a farrier- too much could go wrong if you trim your own horse.
I know very few horses in shoes- Most of them just have them on for corrective problems, such as navicular. Out of the 300 or so horses at barns I have worked at over the past 4 years, maybe only 10% of them were shoed in front, and 2 or 3 in back.
At least in my area (Wisconsin) most people prefer barefoot.