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A trainer in Redmond told me to never use pads on a horse with thin soles... I think he's wrong.
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barbaramurphy14d ago
That's the same kind of rigid rule that makes people miss the real problem.
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mason_knight14d ago
Wait, what's the logic there? I've seen pads help a lot of thin-soled horses on soft ground, like in a sandy arena, to prevent bruising. It sounds like @barbaramurphy is onto something about rigid rules missing the point. Isn't it more about the specific situation, like what surface the horse is working on, rather than a flat ban?
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