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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5358389" data-attributes="member: 8835">treebore's info sounds about right (I can't confirm exact amounts, but it meshes with what I recall from 20 years ago).On horseshoes:as I recall the horses I worked with, none had shoes, but they were almost always on grass, not on rocky ground or roads.The guy who owned them would maintain their hooves with a special curved knife with the tip bent up (presumably so it would touch the inner part of the hoof)but for horses getting regular riding, or are on harder ground, definitely agree it would need shoes.I don't know if everybody hit traveled with a full farrier's kit on them.&nbsp; I suspect more regular riders know to check the feet of their horse, and maybe trim them.&nbsp; Not so many would have shoeing experience.&nbsp; But I am only speculating.&nbsp; Otherwise, farrier wouldn't have been a trade, as everybody would be self-maintaining.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 5358389, member: 8835"] treebore's info sounds about right (I can't confirm exact amounts, but it meshes with what I recall from 20 years ago). On horseshoes: as I recall the horses I worked with, none had shoes, but they were almost always on grass, not on rocky ground or roads. The guy who owned them would maintain their hooves with a special curved knife with the tip bent up (presumably so it would touch the inner part of the hoof) but for horses getting regular riding, or are on harder ground, definitely agree it would need shoes. I don't know if everybody hit traveled with a full farrier's kit on them. I suspect more regular riders know to check the feet of their horse, and maybe trim them. Not so many would have shoeing experience. But I am only speculating. Otherwise, farrier wouldn't have been a trade, as everybody would be self-maintaining. [/QUOTE]

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