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Mike.. just curious…. Do those city horses have a special shoe other than a regular metal horse shoe?
I am thinking maybe some kind of rubber to keep the horse from slipping on the concrete,, and to also provide some cushion for his joints for the long hours on that hard concrete.. ?
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Last edited by Peter Aawen; 07-22-2022 at 05:11 PM.
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Hey Carla,
Like Mike, I too was fortunate enough to earn a living on the back of a horse for a while. Only I didn't get to chase bad guys, just bad cows! But I did participate in lots of local parades on city streets. No special shoes were ever used, at least on my horse. I rode across rocky rivers, up and down steep trails, through rocky terrain and on concrete without issue. Looking back, it's pretty amazing how well we got along. A lot of trust develops between horse and rider. Most enjoyable job!
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Thanks for the replies guys.
An old, bad memory inspired this question.
My grandfather sold a dam nice heavy-duty 1/2 Morgan-1/2 Quarter Horse to a young lady who decided to ride him in a small town parade. Friends told us that, obviously to gain attention and admiration from the crowd, she held him back and was “smarting” around with him, gigging him with spurs and making him dance in place… then decided to put him in a lope to catch up to her place in the parade.. yep… he slipped and fell on both front knees.. HARD…. Threw her off into the crowd. The local trainer/shoer we knew said that fall pretty-much ruined him for anything more than a walk around the pasture.. horse was only 6 years old at the time.
Consequently I was always afraid to cross over pavement with my horses.
Every time I see a police horse video I am surprised at how you don’t see them slipping and sliding around on the concrete. So this is the first time I have had the opportunity to ask a police horseman.
Last edited by Pooch; 07-23-2022 at 06:04 AM.
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