Posted 2007-09-14 8:56 AM (#67856) Subject: Reiner Shoe ?
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Posts: 274 Location: Memphis, TN
I have a Blue Roan QH who is just starting some amateur reining. My farrier wants to put slide shoes on the rear. We've discussed the pros and cons. I'd like to hear from any of you who have experience with this.
We trail ride quite alot too and I'd like some feedback on using the slide shoes while trail riding. I dont want to have to change shoes every time I want to trail ride. Any problems with traction on grass or dirt hills. We dont ride in the rocky mountains or any extreme like that. West TN, East AR and North Mississippi.
Posted 2007-09-14 9:44 AM (#67858 - in reply to #67856) Subject: RE: Reiner Shoe ?
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Posts: 1205 Location: Arkansas
Wet grass will be very slippery, dry grass less so as well as dirt, ride quietly on level terrain and you should be ok. You will notice some slipping up and down hill, and on steep hills he will slip alot. Perhaps you could boot up his back (good luck finding boots for sliding plates_for trail riding in those conditions.....
Posted 2007-09-14 10:12 AM (#67859 - in reply to #67856) Subject: RE: Reiner Shoe ?
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Posts: 91 Location: Hill Country, Texas
Ike,
I kept sliders on my penning horse for years. He was bad about stopping on his front end and the sliders helped a lot. I also trail rode a lot, lived in southern Indiana then so I rode the same terrain as you do in Tennessee. I never had a problem but I was aware of his hind feet when on the trails. If you're not taking off on pavement, crossing slabs of rock, things like that, you'll be fine. Just don't forget what you have on your rears.
Posted 2007-09-14 3:56 PM (#67878 - in reply to #67856) Subject: RE: Reiner Shoe ?
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Posts: 274 Location: Memphis, TN
Thanks for the response. Thats kinda what I thought. I've got two good trail rides planned in the next 4 weeks, I guess when the 6 week shoe time rolls around, we'll try the sliders and see. I have access to 400 acres pasture and woods around the barn so we can practice on the trails before we go out.
Posted 2007-09-17 2:38 PM (#68036 - in reply to #67856) Subject: RE: Reiner Shoe ?
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Posts: 1989 Location: South Central OK
You can find shoes that will give the best of both worlds, a smooth bottomed shoe that isn't as wide as a slider. Had a farrier out of LA I used in North Texas for years and he made these type shoes from straight bar metal. I actually had them on my English pattern horse for some time until he learned to plant his hiney when stopping...it also squared him up. Only fence horse on the circuit with a sliding stop for the Hunter Hack, it was hilarious! (It was scary when we pulled the cart though!)
Reiner Shoe ?
