Understanding Bar Shoes for Your Horse's Hoof Health
If you've been hanging around the barn lately, you might have heard your farrier or vet mention using a bar shoes horse setup to help with a nagging lameness issue or just to provide some extra stability. It's one of those things that sounds a bit technical at first, but once you see them in action, it makes total sense. Basically, instead of the standard open-heel "U" shape we're all used to seeing, these shoes have a "bar" of metal that connects the two heels, creating a closed loop. ...