Something I have never seen- can anyone explain?

[pweizer]

The horse's name is Quiet Search. He is trained by John M. Myers and was bred in Kentucky by Francis Hill Myers.

Paul

[Rileyoriley]

Thanks. I see he finished last. Curious if next time he'll still be shoeless. If you follow the Laurel meet, would you watch for him please and let me know? Thanks, Deb

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Rileyoriley

Thanks. I see he finished last. Curious if next time he'll still be shoeless. If you follow the Laurel meet, would you watch for him please and let me know? Thanks, Deb

Sorry to get off topic, but your dog is beautiful.

[Rileyoriley]

Thank you. He's an 11 year old Alaskan Malamute. His registered name is "Demon's Begone" but we call him Damien. He's a 90lb fool. Deb

[paisjpq]

Paul...there are many reason's why a horse might NEED to go barefoot, and then there are the reasons why an owner or trainer might WANT the horse barefoot...I wouldn't want to speculate on this particular horse. But there is a very popular method of trimming horse's feet right now to closely resemble a 'wild' horse foot...I'm not a fan--but many others are.
If a horse has good feet, there is no reason why it can't go barefoot, most TB's don't have good feet IMO and that's probably why it's not seen very often. There is a barn in England that is very big in to going barefoot...check the links on the site below.
http://www.thehorseshoof.com/barefootperf_race.html

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

Paul...there are many reason's why a horse might NEED to go barefoot, and then there are the reasons why an owner or trainer might WANT the horse barefoot...I wouldn't want to speculate on this particular horse. But there is a very popular method of trimming horse's feet right now to closely resemble a 'wild' horse foot...I'm not a fan--but many others are.
If a horse has good feet, there is no reason why it can't go barefoot, most TB's don't have good feet IMO and that's probably why it's not seen very often. There is a barn in England that is very big in to going barefoot...check the links on the site below.
http://www.thehorseshoof.com/barefootperf_race.html

Good info, Bethani... I'm not so sure I'm a fan of the glue on shoes that BD uses, either. What are your thoughts on those?

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Good info, Bethani... I'm not so sure I'm a fan of the glue on shoes that BD uses, either. What are your thoughts on those?

whatever works for a particular horse is okay with me...if the glue on's keep him sound great. One of my best friend's is a farrier who does a lot of corrective work--he's always b*tching about what a pain they are but for some horses it's the only thing that they can tolerate