Mildly interesting
-
@George-K said in Mildly interesting:
New Shoes
Isn't that wonderful?
My mum said that when she was a little girl she'd walk up the road to watch the blacksmith at work. It seems so strange from a modern perspective, but she was only born in 1930, so really not that long ago - and this wasn't really out in the sticks, it was a suburb of Manchester.
-
Seems odd that shoeing horses is necessary.
What happens to wild horses feet?
The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.
-
@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:
Seems odd that shoeing horses is necessary.
What happens to wild horses feet?
Much less wear and tear… They aren’t carrying a 200lb guy 4-5 miles every day and aren’t pulling an 800lb cart across the city on asphalt or cobblestones….
-
@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:
Seems odd that shoeing horses is necessary.
What happens to wild horses feet?
https://thelivestockexpert.com/why-do-wild-horses-not-need-shoes/
When we had Simon, he had some arthritic issues in his front hocks. The vet/farrier thought it might be because of the way he was shod. The shoes have more "bite" than the hoof, and on various surfaces, they might cause more strain when turning his foot. He hardly ever went out on pavement, and was usually on soft surfaces (shredded rubber in the indoor arena and grass/sand outdoors). We let him go barefoot in front and he seemed to do better.
Farrier was about $150 or so, every six weeks.
-
How many of them suck?
-
"You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell
-
Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.
Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.
With your input, this post could be even better 💗
Register Login