At 09:54:43 on 23.04.10, chrissie wrote:
just wondered out of the 37 members how many of you have barefooted ridden ponies, I do & I know some of you also do.

At 10:05:11 on 23.04.10, sophieandcallum wrote:
Barefoot:D

At 01:44:18 on 10.06.10, PonyPower wrote:
Barefoot and far better without them

At 12:38:39 on 30.06.10, emmaejc23 wrote:
This is one of the many things i love about native ponies. My 15.3h standardbred has terrible feet and without shoes her hooves would crumble whereas my 13.2 newforest's feet are hard as nails and only require a quick trim every 6-8 weeks - sooo much easier!

At 00:01:42 on 22.11.10, Ponylady wrote:
Yes, my Dartmoor & Shetties are all barefoot

At 18:33:24 on 27.11.10, Sue862 wrote:
I rescued my girl at 14 and since she had never had shoes on as she was only a brood mare, I just did not see any benefit in it. It has been a little more then a year with her now and I am convinced I made the right decision