boggy ground and the "lost shoe"

[moneypit1]

Took Fly on a fun ride today as he enjoys it so much and has worked so hard sj this summer. Took my youngster as well (with a friend riding). Fly was fab, forward going, bouncy but not strong. Went through 30 metres of boggy ground - guess what, lost a front shoe. He was intstantly lame. Had to ride on for another mile or so before we met a main road. The thing is, 6 of us went through boggy ground and only Fly lost a shoe. This is quite predictable. Why is it that some horses loose a shoe at a drop of a hat and others don't? Your experiences please.......

 

[MegaBeast]

Down to the quality of the horn in my experience, good solid horn will hold a show much more strongly. And also how recently the horse was shod.

Might be worth trying something like Keratex hoof hardener as that will strengthen the horn and maybe feed a hoof supplement