aluminium horse shoes

Ive used them on my show ponies, very light and the ponies went well in them, however they will not stand up to lots of road work!
 
I used them on my horse when he was showing at Dublin Horse Show, they're very light and he went quite well in them but he only had them on for a couple of weeks as they wear very quickly and you can't put stud holes in them.
 
thanks for that!
I don't do much roadwork, mostly hack at weekends but heard they were great for schooling etc as they were so light.
 
My old boy has them on the front feet.
Hes has them fo 10 years! made a huge difference - he has navicular and has lessen the concussion
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Hes now 26 and retired, but before last year he was ridden and competed on them
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my farrier charged £5 extra per set, buti only have ponies so i dont know if that would be the same for bigger ponies!
 
Gen has just had a pair of aluminium natural balance shoes on. They are making a big difference to his movement and also help to lesson the concussion, something I am constantly concerned about having lost my previous super horse to navicular. They seem to be wearing as well as his other shoes but then I have his feet done every 4/5 weeks anyway.

I think they were only about £5.00 more than a normal set of NB shoes.
 
thanks very much for all your replies!
Was interested in them because they seem to reduce the concussion.
My horse is barefoot at the moment and I was thinking of shoeing him over the summer, didn't really want to use "iron" shoes if I could avoid it.
 
Yes Folara, I'm in the same position as you. I lost a fantastic mare a few years ago to navicular and I'm now paranoid about lameness, concussion etc.
Thanks for your reply.
 
Oh yes - the other thing is that they don't have toe clips, so when my cob wriggles around with his feet in the lorry travelling to a show, he occasionally pushes them back which means I could do with a travelling farrier to come to shows with me.
 
I have them on one of my mares, they made a huge difference in her movement. I recomend them. My farrier is able to put stud holes in the shoes for me, they work great.

They do wear a bit more quickly but the difference in my horse is worth it.
 
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