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Eleonoor schreef:

Even een vraag aan jullie hier (ga dus ff off-topic). Die van mij staat voor nu 3,5 week zonder ijzers, maar het brokkelen gaat een stuk beroerder dan paar maanden geleden achter. Voor biotine ben ik nu te laat, wat zouden jullie doen? Achter wordt het ook al wat minder en gaat wat op brokkelvoeten lijken. Heb in verleden nooit problemen gehad met hoeven.

The Barefoot Horse: Romance vs. Reality
by: Marcia King
September 12 2001, Article # 98
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Most of us had a childhood that involved childrens' horse books and the wonderful, romantic images they conjured: A magnificent horse--most likely a black stallion--galloping free, au natural. Nostrils flaring, legs charging, mane blowing, tail flowing. It's hard to set aside that dreamy fantasy, and as adults, particularly in this era of "natural is better," we might be tempted to make our horses as natural as possible, too, by letting them run barefoot, surely as Nature intended.

The problem is, horses aren't quite the originals that Mother Nature developed, not since man began breeding for select traits and inadvertently introduced a few undesirable traits, too--some of which include conformational faults and feet that cannot tolerate barefootedness. Plus, the natural horse didn't spend time carrying a rider around a schooling ring, over jumper courses, on trails, or any number of other mounted or driving activities that can cause excessive hoof wear

Fads And Fancies

There are valid reasons for maintaining a barefoot horse, with hoof health being at the forefront. There are likewise many reasons for keeping a horse shod, again, hoof health being the primary reason. Says Carre, "If the horse is capable of surviving in a barefoot situation, by all means, go ahead. It's the best situation for his foot. But if you're doing it just for the romance of the current fashion, I would be very careful and give it some serious considerations."