In the winter...

Miz Khiz · 11-02-2003, 11:50 AM

Riding in the snow I was wondering if it's better for horses to have shoes or go barefoot.

Horsebrat20 · 11-02-2003, 02:27 PM

It depends if their sound without shoes. Some horses can't go without shoes cuz of one reason or another.

Dawn · 11-02-2003, 04:54 PM

If your horse can go without shoes with no problems, she should be like that all the time not just in snow. Ideally, you wouldn't use shoes in snow, but if he needs them the rest of the time, he'll need them then.

RubySlipper · 11-02-2003, 05:30 PM

It is best to have shoes with snow ball pads

Dawn · 11-02-2003, 05:32 PM

If you don't have the pads though (which really aren't practical if you don't have a lot of snow,) it's best to not have any, but of course it depends on your horse as well.

Miz Khiz · 11-02-2003, 06:39 PM

Okay, Khizzy has shoes on right now but they have to be taken off at the end of November at the latest.. so when we have all our snow on the ground I'm betting she won't have shoes on.

She normally doesn't need shoes only on gravel 'cuase it hurts her poor delicate feet wink

Dawn · 11-02-2003, 06:47 PM

Why does she have to have them taken off?

11-02-2003, 11:50 AM	#1
Miz Khiz Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,311 Images: 39 Blog Entries: 135	In the winter... Riding in the snow I was wondering if it's better for horses to have shoes or go barefoot. __________________ ~Erica~ When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. - Helen Keller

11-02-2003, 02:27 PM	#2
Horsebrat20 Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: RI Posts: 1,629 Images: 43	It depends if their sound without shoes. Some horses can't go without shoes cuz of one reason or another. __________________ "The biggest enemy to the partnership of dressage is impatience and the human nature to dominate other creatures." Walter Zettl

11-02-2003, 06:39 PM	#6
Miz Khiz Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,311 Images: 39 Blog Entries: 135	Okay, Khizzy has shoes on right now but they have to be taken off at the end of November at the latest.. so when we have all our snow on the ground I'm betting she won't have shoes on. She normally doesn't need shoes only on gravel 'cuase it hurts her poor delicate feet wink __________________ ~Erica~ When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. - Helen Keller

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11-02-2003, 04:54 PM	#3
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 31,292 Images: 1386	If your horse can go without shoes with no problems, she should be like that all the time not just in snow. Ideally, you wouldn't use shoes in snow, but if he needs them the rest of the time, he'll need them then.

11-02-2003, 05:30 PM	#4
RubySlipper Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 566	It is best to have shoes with snow ball pads

11-02-2003, 05:32 PM	#5
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 31,292 Images: 1386	If you don't have the pads though (which really aren't practical if you don't have a lot of snow,) it's best to not have any, but of course it depends on your horse as well.

11-02-2003, 06:47 PM	#7
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 31,292 Images: 1386	Why does she have to have them taken off?