My horse is without shoes and has very healthy feet thanks to our wonderful farrier. But he is still sore when walking or trotting on gravel (I have never tried canter because he acts so sore). I would very much like to ease his discomfort so I can ride on our gravel road more. Are your barefoot methods different in some way that they may help this problem? Or do you think that it is a problem because of his particular feet (there's nothing wrong with them, but every horse has different feet)? Presently I am saving up for horse-boots (the kind Clinton Anderson uses) so he can wear them on gravel footing, yet continue to go barefoot on other riding surfaces.