Horse & Hound

‘Why I'm giving barefoot a go'

jennifer.donald@futurenet.com

@jen_donald

SHOES or no shoes? That is the question everyone's asking at the moment. Several top riders are now competing their horses without shoes, including the world number one Henrik von Eckermann, winner of the World Cup Final at the weekend, and Olympic medallist Peder Fredricson.

The CSI5* grand prix in Basel, Switzerland, was won by Max Kiihner on EIC Cooley Jump The Q, whose shoes

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