Piet schreef op dinsdag 27 februari 2007, 9:49:
> maes vero schreef op maandag 26 februari 2007, 22:11:
>
>> Hallo,

> waarom men, toen men niet beter wist, begonnen is met
> ijzers onder voeten te slaan.
>
> Piet
Om toch nog even een andere mogelijkheid te opperen ipv het lopen op bv asfalt, heb ik even dit bericht van Phil Morarre hier neergezet.
Het gaat over fijn rond grind, zo'n 7,5 cm dik. Het zorgt voor een soort massage van de voet , verdeelt de druk en geeft geen puntbelasting.
For what it's worth, several months ago I put pea gravel (about 3
inches deep) on top of 4 inches of road base in all the areas around
my barn that are well traveled and were a muddy mess in previous
years. I am absolutely delighted with the results. No more mud,
easy poop pick up, the horses seem to love it (they also seem to
enjoy peeing on it) and as a bonus their feet have never looked
better. All 4 horses have gained more natural concavity and their
feet look the best they ever have. It's also looking like I can
go a week or two longer between trims as well. I put rubber mats on
top of the pea gravel in the run-ins to discourage peeing in there,
that's working nicely, too.