Hi All,
I run a horse program for at-risk and disabled kids. I started using Old Mac's about 12 years ago, when not very many people even knew about them. I ride alot and I ride hard, my horse gives me 100 + 10%. She is also a Foundation Appaloosa and has very bad feet and thin hair. I tried everything to fix the cracks and pain she was having on the trail, and even in shows. I spent hundreds of dollars on therapeutic trims, special boots, pads, ugh! I would look at her in the pasture and wish I could put a pair of good hiking boots on her. I just knew that would help her and fix her feet problems. Then, in the back of an old magazine, I saw this little ad for Old Mac's. BINGO! I saw the price and cringed, but, after all the money I'd thrown away on farrier "fix-its", I was willing to take the chance. All my trail buddies laughed at my horse in the fat, black shoes. She even walked like a Tennessee Walker for a few yards, but in one ride, these boots told me all I would ever need to know about their quality and healthful benefits to the horse.
I am now going for my B.A. in Equine Science and can clearly see the healthfulness of the boot. Metal shoes do not let the hoof flex as it hits the ground, Old Mac's do. Metal shoes cause irritation, concussion and all sorts of unnatural issues which lead to navicular, rotated coffin bone, and so much more. I use Old Mac's on every horse on my farm, and I have nine. I teach the benefits of Old Mac's and being able to remove them when not in use. I sent a picture of me and my first pair of Old Mac's, which I can honestly say have logged more than 10,000 miles. There is no better hoof covering on the market for your pocket book, or your horse's health.
Sincerely,
Yvette Ludwar, Owner and Operator of Native Horsemanship, Sequim, WA.
P.S. all my trail buddies who used to laugh at me...they all wear Old Mac's now!
Photographer: Terry Ludwar
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