Your endurance horse needs shoes - but what kind? Depends!

Farrier Matt Scribner details the process of knowing the type of shoe your horse needs for endurance rides based on the terrain. Is the trail rocky, smooth, hard, soft, damp? That decides the type of shoe plus, the horses confirmation must be analyzed and considered. Endurance horses need to be conditioned to the demands and stresses encountered during the Ride. So it's important that the horse owner hire a professional farrier, one that knows how to shoe the endurance horse. That takes special knowledge gained from years of experience. There is no manual on how to shoe the endurance horse. You need a trusted Farrier.