Hello this is Will Faerber from Art2Ride here with Dave Murphy and his horse Zoey. As you probably remember from previous videos, Zoey started over a year ago as a very over-reactive Arab who would be very difficult to even get out by the rail at home and would freak about every car going by. She is coming along beautifully and is starting to swing.

We came to realize after watching Zoey in the beginning that she would get sore in the feet. I just wanted to warn people at home that barefoot shoeing is a wonderful thing if it works for your horse, but it takes a long long time and it doesn’t work with some of them at all. Zoey is going along much better now that we had front shoes put on. She is staying sound and it seems to be working pretty well for her. Don’t just think that you can pull shoes off a horse and start riding them, especially here in California where the footing is very abrasive to the horse’s feet because it is mostly broken down rock and DG. I do love the idea of getting by without shoes, but practicality must heir on the side of the horse. If your horse is in pain, it’s not worth it! Look how much more fluid this horse is moving with front shoes on.

Once again, this is Will Faerber from Art2Ride with Dave and we look forward to seeing you soon!

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