Karen's Musings & Endurance Ride Stuff » Hoof Care http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog miscellaneous musings about horses, health and life in general Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:15:04 +0000 en hourly 1 Bill Thornburgh Family & Friends Endurance Ride 50/50 2011 Ride Report & Photos http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/11/bill-thornburgh-family-friends-endurance-ride-5050/ http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/11/bill-thornburgh-family-friends-endurance-ride-5050/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:35:34 +0000 Karen Chaton http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/?p=8353

A photo of my ride photo from day 2.

This past weekend was the 2-day Bill Thornburg endurance ride.  I rode both days of it on Pro Bono (“Bo”).  The weather was perfect, though a bit warm for those of us with horses that already have winter coats.

Ride entries have been down a lot this season and this was a fairly small ride.  The first day there were 28 or 29

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Where do I start?  This photo was taken on the final day of the 40 day, 2040 mile 2011 XP ride.  Chief had just finished an 18 mile leg and was about to be loaded into the trailer to be hauled to a drop-off point to finish the remaining 30+ miles of the ride.

Wearing Renegade Hoof Boots the entire way, of course!  

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]]> http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/07/product-reviews-hoof-boots-renegades/feed/ 6 What I did this summer (so far) http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/07/summer/ http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/07/summer/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:54:57 +0000 Karen Chaton http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/?p=7987 I haven’t had time to devote much time to this blog.  I had a great time on the 2011 XP this summer.

I wrote a journal during the trip, which is here (from that link, click on my name – Karen Chaton).

I had the most amazing trip riding Granite Chief and Pro Bono 2040 miles on the Pony Express trail, from St. Joseph, MO to Virginia City, NV.

It was some adventure.  We

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]]> http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/07/summer/feed/ 9 Australian Hoof Conference Review Day 2 http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/03/australian-hoof-conference-review-day-2/ http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/03/australian-hoof-conference-review-day-2/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:31:06 +0000 Karen Chaton http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/?p=7722 Dr. Chris Pollitt. Photo by Alex Gard.

I’m only going to be going into a general overview in my blog, because I’m writing a more in depth article for Trail Blazer.  I may also from time to time post additional posts on various topics.

On to the second day of the hoof conference!  I took a lot of notes, both by hand and on my little netbook.  I type at least 120 wpm,

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]]> http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/03/australian-hoof-conference-review-day-2/feed/ 0 Hoof Photos: Granite Chief+/ – February 2011 http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/02/hoof-photos-granite-chief-february-2011/ http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/02/hoof-photos-granite-chief-february-2011/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:39:12 +0000 Karen Chaton http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/?p=7690 These were taken during and after the Eastern Mojave Ride of Chief’s hooves on February 17 and 19, 2011. I rode Chief on days 1 and 3 of the ride plus marked trail with him. I rode him completely barefoot for marking trail (the footing was excellent), then during first days ride he did approximately half of it barefoot and half with four Renegades on.

On the second day that I rode Chief (day

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]]> http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/02/hoof-photos-granite-chief-february-2011/feed/ 2 Hoof Photos: Pro Bono – February 2011 http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/02/hoof-photos-pro-bono-february-2011/ http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/02/hoof-photos-pro-bono-february-2011/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:41:32 +0000 Karen Chaton http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/?p=7670 I took these photos at the EMS ride on February 18th at the lunch check of Bo’s hooves.  I rode Bo two days on the ride plus marked trail with him one day.  Bo did days 2 and 4 of the ride, 100 competition miles total.

I took Bo’s Renegades off for a good portion of day 2 and rode him barefoot where the footing was excellent (which was quite a bit of the

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This is a photo of all of the speakers and presenters – what an honor to be included in this group.  I had the best time talking about my horses, endurance riding, managing barefoot horses and also was able to get a word or two in about Renegade boots too.

I

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]]> http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/02/oz/feed/ 1 OMG! Australia and misc. musings…. http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/01/australia-misc-musings/ http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/01/australia-misc-musings/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:36:43 +0000 Karen Chaton http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/?p=7628 The OMG part is in regards to the fact that tomorrow….I’ll be on my way to….Australia!  I can’t believe that it’s time already and I am sooo looking forward to it!   It will be a long trip but what a fun and exciting thing to get to do.

I’m going to be attending the Functional Hoof Australian Conference where I will be speaking about endurance riding and management of my barefoot horses.  I’ll also

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]]> http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/01/australia-misc-musings/feed/ 4 My Longevity List http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/01/longevity-list/ http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/01/longevity-list/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:40:12 +0000 Karen Chaton http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/?p=7536 When I shared my endurance horse longevity post on FB, a friend asked this question:  “Karen you obviously have WONDERFUL horses – but what thing or few things have you learned thru the years that have helped your amazing record? I bet I know most of them but would love to hear from you what you think are the top 5 most important things you think you have learned to help longevity of your

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]]> http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2011/01/longevity-list/feed/ 6 Winter hoof care at 5000′ http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2010/12/winter-hoof-care-5000/ http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/2010/12/winter-hoof-care-5000/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:04:23 +0000 Karen Chaton http://enduranceridestuff.com/blog/?p=7395 It’s interesting keeping barefoot horses this time of year at my place.  The footing can change completely in a matter of hours from being really nice, to being muddy, to being snow and then to an ice rink….tho most often it is somewhat of a combination of all of those things.

Which can make it really difficult on bare hooves.  I remember years ago, okay maybe it was decades already….and pulling shoes on my

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