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Endurance horses are going the distance without nailed on shoes!

Check this out, 7 of the top 10 horses in the AERC National Mileage Championship are competing in hoof boots and are NOT using nailed on shoes for hoof protection!

My two horses are both in the standings – Chief is 4th with 970 miles and Bo is 7th with 750 miles- though Bo now has another 100 miles to his credit.  Bo has done a lot of miles totally barefoot as well, and

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July 31st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: 2010, achievement, endurance ride, fun and misc., hoof boots, Karen's horses | 4 comments

Removing grease #’s from your endurance horse after a ride

Here I am taking Bo for a walk on the trail the day after we got home from Tevis. You can clearly see the #49 on his butt. It's about to come off!

I really dislike having those awful grease #’s on my horses.  Fortunately, most rides that I go to do not use them.  It reminds me of a horse that came from an auction.  I’m sure for some it’s like having

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July 31st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: education, Karen's horses, useful tips | 5 comments