SECRETS TO BAREFOOT ENDURANCE SUCCESS – Part 1 by Jen Clingly
It wasn’t without a huge amount of trepidation that I decided to run my horses without shoes. I had bought a young Arabian gelding, Imaj Zamir, as an endurance prospect. He had never been shod and would willingly tackle any terrain. I thought it would be a real shame to shoe him.
During this time Cynthia Cooper introduced me to the whole concept of barefoot horses … READ MORE HERE.
Here’s a great comparison shot of a Mustang Hoof (below) – compare with the Arab’s!
Notice, please, that the frog on the mustang hoof is pretty non-existent due to the atrophy at the time of death of the horse. Thank you Catherine Ritlaw for the use of the Mustang Hoof photo., 🙂