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i am selling my Shoeing a necessary evil and Lifetime of Soundness.
Asking $40, includes shipping.
call Marilyn at 360-666-1599

i also have a question. i live in the Vancouver, Wa area. I have 2
barefoot horses, one of them can't go on rocks or gravel, even after
being barefoot for 6 years. Does anyone else have this
problem? They live on gravel in their sacrifice area so it doesn't make
sense. I do everything they say to do, such as 24 hour turnout.
I talked to a farrier yesterday and he says it is too wet here and
therefore they can't go barefoot here.
What do you say to that?
Marilyn




Sat Jun 9, 2007 2:56 pm

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i am selling my Shoeing a necessary evil and Lifetime of Soundness. Asking $40, includes shipping. call Marilyn at 360-666-1599 i also have a question. i live...
Marilyn Adamik-Solari
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Jun 9, 2007
2:58 pm

Marilyn wrote: i also have a question. i live in the Vancouver, Wa area. I have 2 barefoot horses, one of them can't go on rocks or gravel, even after being...
Ashley Fawkes-Sylver
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Jun 9, 2007
3:47 pm

Hi Marilyn, I will also add in to what Ashley said -- sometimed wet feet just need extra protection. We brought down a mare from the Western slope of Oregon. I...
Denise Frick
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Jun 9, 2007
4:18 pm

i understand about the wet hooves being ouchy, but it is even in summer when it is dry that this horse still can't go on gravel. he is ok on roads and arenas...
Marilyn Adamik-Solari
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Jun 10, 2007
2:57 am

Marilyn, if the trim is right, then I would suspect a metabolics issue, perhaps related to diet. I have a flat-footed horse. He can't handle a lot of green...
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Jun 10, 2007
10:50 am

i understand about the wet hooves being ouchy, but it is even in summer when it is dry that this horse still can't go on gravel. he is ok on roads and arenas...
Marilyn Adamik-Solari
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Jun 10, 2007
2:58 am

I suspect that the change in weather conditions isn’t long enough for his feet to toughen up to the gravel. I will let someone with more knowledge answer...
Ashley Fawkes-Sylver
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Jun 10, 2007
11:11 am

Hi Marilyn, We live about an hour's drive from you and have the same climate. I too struggled at first with seeing good results from going barefoot. But...
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Jun 11, 2007
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