The hooves are left untrimmed and unshod and farriers are basically nonexistent. They also wanted to see what outside factors to shod and unshod conditions and sex. Much of the research on unshod locomotion has been conducted on barefoot running. The hooves are left untrimmed and unshod, and few farriers are in the country. Commonly, members of the procession are unshod in deference to the displayed scripture. The summer track was for unshod animals. Unshod condition is where one is without any shoes, or is barefoot.