Study on equine barefootedness- please help by filling in this
questionnaire aimed at horse owners

My name is Anne-marie Harwood. I am conducting a research project
from the University of Chester on the subject of equine
barefootedness.

As I am sure you are aware, there is a huge amount of controversy
surrounding the issue of equine barefootedness, with myth and
propaganda attached to both sides of the argument. This study is
looking specifically at owners' experiences of equine barefootedness,
with the hope that the data produced will provide information for
horse owners in the future. This study is not trying to conclude
whether barefootedness is right or wrong.

The study is focusing on owners of barefoot horses and owners that
have tried going barefoot before returning their horses to
traditional shoeing.

If you would like to help and you fit the criteria mentioned above, I
would like to invite you to fill in our on-line questionnaire. To do
this, click on this link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=nI_2b2EV1dm8l_2botdPNCaosw_3d_3d

Some people may recognise this invitation, as we ran this survey over
Christmas and New Year. We are now keen to gather data for the summer
months. We thank everyone who took part in the previous round of the
survey, but ask that you do not complete this survey a second time.
However please pass on the link to friends who were not involved the
first time round. We will post a summary of the final findings later
in the summer at http://www.chester.ac.uk/ccsr/au.

If you have any questions or comments about the study, please do not
hesitate to get in contact with the project leader: email
e.creighton@...

Thank You.