When nothing but a cowboy will do
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wrote on 11 Jun 2022, 11:45 last edited by
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wrote on 11 Jun 2022, 11:46 last edited by
Epic win.
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wrote on 11 Jun 2022, 11:49 last edited by
Ummm that is a Yellowstone spoiler alert!!!!!!
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wrote on 11 Jun 2022, 11:50 last edited by
Good horse. Well-trained for cattle work. Loping like that on concrete is rough on the feet - I hope this was a one-of.
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wrote on 11 Jun 2022, 12:54 last edited by
Team roping, FTW!
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wrote on 11 Jun 2022, 14:09 last edited by
That is awesome.
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wrote on 11 Jun 2022, 17:55 last edited by
nice
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Good horse. Well-trained for cattle work. Loping like that on concrete is rough on the feet - I hope this was a one-of.
wrote on 12 Jun 2022, 23:29 last edited by@George-K said in When nothing but a cowboy will do:
Good horse. Well-trained for cattle work. Loping like that on concrete is rough on the feet - I hope this was a one-of.
MS and I were talking about this -- why are horses shoed if wild horses don't need shoes for any sort of terrain?
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@George-K said in When nothing but a cowboy will do:
Good horse. Well-trained for cattle work. Loping like that on concrete is rough on the feet - I hope this was a one-of.
MS and I were talking about this -- why are horses shoed if wild horses don't need shoes for any sort of terrain?
wrote on 12 Jun 2022, 23:34 last edited by George K 6 Dec 2022, 23:35@Ivorythumper good question.
The difference between wild horses and domesticated ones is that wild horses don't "work" nearly as much as wild horses.
A wild horse wants to do nothing more than stand still and eat grass, or whatever. He'll only move if he has to. Domesticated horses, particularly "working horses" experience all kinds of terrain that is unnatural to their hooves (like pavement), and it could be for prolonged periods of time - like police horses.
We rode Simon about 3 times a week, and it was almost always on soft terrain (sand, or shredded tire (!)). His hooves experienced almost zero stress and he was unshod. Nevertheless, because of the lack of stress, his hooves still needed to be trimmed about every 6 weeks.
Here's a reasonable explanation:
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-domesticated-horses-need-shoes-but-wild-horses-dont
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@Ivorythumper good question.
The difference between wild horses and domesticated ones is that wild horses don't "work" nearly as much as wild horses.
A wild horse wants to do nothing more than stand still and eat grass, or whatever. He'll only move if he has to. Domesticated horses, particularly "working horses" experience all kinds of terrain that is unnatural to their hooves (like pavement), and it could be for prolonged periods of time - like police horses.
We rode Simon about 3 times a week, and it was almost always on soft terrain (sand, or shredded tire (!)). His hooves experienced almost zero stress and he was unshod. Nevertheless, because of the lack of stress, his hooves still needed to be trimmed about every 6 weeks.
Here's a reasonable explanation:
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-domesticated-horses-need-shoes-but-wild-horses-dont
wrote on 12 Jun 2022, 23:48 last edited by@George-K said in When nothing but a cowboy will do:
@Ivorythumper good question.
The difference between wild horses and domesticated ones is that wild horses don't "work" nearly as much as wild horses.
A wild horse wants to do nothing more than stand still and eat grass, or whatever. He'll only move if he has to. Domesticated horses, particularly "working horses" experience all kinds of terrain that is unnatural to their hooves (like pavement), and it could be for prolonged periods of time - like police horses.
We rode Simon about 3 times a week, and it was almost always on soft terrain (sand, or shredded tire (!)). His hooves experienced almost zero stress and he was unshod. Nevertheless, because of the lack of stress, his hooves still needed to be trimmed about every 6 weeks.
Here's a reasonable explanation:
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-domesticated-horses-need-shoes-but-wild-horses-dont
Thanks, George. I guess before shoes riders just ate their horses when they went lame?
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@George-K said in When nothing but a cowboy will do:
@Ivorythumper good question.
The difference between wild horses and domesticated ones is that wild horses don't "work" nearly as much as wild horses.
A wild horse wants to do nothing more than stand still and eat grass, or whatever. He'll only move if he has to. Domesticated horses, particularly "working horses" experience all kinds of terrain that is unnatural to their hooves (like pavement), and it could be for prolonged periods of time - like police horses.
We rode Simon about 3 times a week, and it was almost always on soft terrain (sand, or shredded tire (!)). His hooves experienced almost zero stress and he was unshod. Nevertheless, because of the lack of stress, his hooves still needed to be trimmed about every 6 weeks.
Here's a reasonable explanation:
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-domesticated-horses-need-shoes-but-wild-horses-dont
Thanks, George. I guess before shoes riders just ate their horses when they went lame?
wrote on 12 Jun 2022, 23:56 last edited by@Ivorythumper said in When nothing but a cowboy will do:
Thanks, George. I guess before shoes riders just ate their horses when they went lame?
Probably, LOL. We had a thread about pferdefleisch here a while ago.