I own two mares, and owned an older gelding and a yearling stud before them. None of these horses have ever had shoes while I owned them, but some people said that wasn't good for their feet. I've never understood the benefits of shoeing a horse anyway, so yeah. XDAlso, we don't use a farrier either, because we ride them on a road that keeps their hooves nice and trimmed back, they've never split a hoof, never had any problems with their feet, and we clean them out before/after every ride. Is that good or bad? So, yeah, question is are shoes/a farrier really necessary?
Washing a woolen blanket at 60° C will shrink it not stretch it. Are you sure it is wool or is it acrylic? If it is acrylic, it will never come back to shape. Read the label for fiber content or if there isn't one anymore, test it yourself by taking a few fibers from the blanket and rolling them into a thread. Light the thread on fire and if the odor is like burning hair, it is wool. If the odor is sour and the ashes form a hard plastic ball, it is acrylic.
Yes, the front end is low. You have to go slow out of parking lots up into driveways. Usually the black air-dam scrapes, but sometimes the nose does too.
