Can anyone tell me about glue on shoes please?

Also google "Imprint", Glushu are a plastic encased metal shoe which is glued on, Imprint are all plastic so more flexible, and also give frog support.
 
Um, there was a thread on here a little while back now, sorry can't remember the title but if you do a search on here you should come up with something???

The concept of glue-on/plastic shoes aren't new: I remember back in the 1970's (showing my age now:)) there was an article in "Pony" magazine about them. I distinctly recollect showing it (ah the courage of youth) to my then farrier, who then promptly practically had a seizure about it and I got a lecture about the merits of iron shoes and how glue-on/plastic shoes would never take on.

He was right, they haven't, not here in the UK anyway, to my knowledge. People did the barefoot thing instead it seems, rather than go for synthetic shoes.
 
I 've had Sound Horse Technologies (from USA) glue on shoes on one of mine for about 5 years. An oldie with coffin joint arthritis, he hates being clenched up in nail ons, so I asked farrier to investigate the above glue ons. Would highly recommend - they do not come off - mine jumped and hunter trialled in his and never lost one. They are made of aluminium compound with a layer of polyurethane and have a canvas cuff that glues to hoof. They are expensive though - about £180 per pair fitted. A friend also had them on her showjumper for a couple of years while his hoof quality improved and she was also impressed with them. Google the above for their website which has lots of info and pics.
 
Very expensive! My friend is getting one on her youngster this week as she keeps pulling off her heart bar. apparently they can last up to 10 weeks (that's if your horse can last 10 wks!) but you cant do much road work as they are made of aluminium or something! its costing her £60 for 0ne! Will let you know how she gets on.
 
I had shoes glued on for a bit last summer. My boy was pulling off shoes left right and centre and losing a lot of foot. The farrier said it was happening a lot due to the bad weather causing the hoof to become brittle.

He had 2 sets of glued on shoes to allow the foot to grow back then went back to normal.

I can't answer how much they were as had my boy at work at the time and had allowed my bill to buid up for 6 months and when i asked for it he only charged me £100 in total :o
 
Very expensive, just fronts set me back £140 and he had to have three changes of them. That was for my lami. He now barefoot and in boots instead much better as I can pick the level of pads used to give support and comfort.
 
Mister Jay used to have to have aluminium race plates glued on. The glueing wasn't cheap, and the farrier hated doing it as the fumes could be harmful (I think they've changed the formula now).
The main problem with them was damp grass as the water would seep between the glue and the hoof, and loosen the whole thing. On average, I think I got through a set every 4 weeks ish, because they kept falling off due to coming loose.
However when they did come off, no hoof was lost with them, and after using them for about a year, MJ's feet looked so much better. They did the job brilliantly, but at a big dent in my wallet.
 
About 10 years ago I think my loan mare's owner had some green and yellow plastic ones put on her. For no real reason other than fashion. We lost one in a field after a good gallop. Took me days to find the bloomin thing - I mean how daft making GREEN ones!!! Needless to say she never used them again! I have never seen or heard of them since.

I was offered imprints for my lad last spring after a lami scare but the farrier said they're more money than they're worth (unless your insurance is paying for it) and to leave him barefoot - as the field was so muddy he said he'd get plenty of frog support turned out. Anyway he came sound quick enough.
When he had a bit of a relapse we used plastic pads which go between the ordinary shoe and the hoof. They were really good, about £15 each. Used them for 2 shoeings and horse came sound. I still have them as they don't wear out, just in case I should need them again. So IMO they are really good for the job they are meant to do.
 
wee horse isnt shod atm and i dont want to shoe him tbh.....he has boots on for hacking out. his back feet struggled with the wet winter and he is a wee bit sore on concrete, jumped him on grass on sunday and i think the ground was too hard for him as he had sore feet yesterday. i wasnt sure about jumping in his hoof bootscand someone had suggested glue ob shoes until his feet have grown.

horses are such hard work and i feel really stupid!!!!
 
Flora said:
Very expensive! My friend is getting one on her youngster this week as she keeps pulling off her heart bar. apparently they can last up to 10 weeks (that's if your horse can last 10 wks!) but you cant do much road work as they are made of aluminium or something! its costing her £60 for 0ne! Will let you know how she gets on.
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My Sound Horse ones are aluminium compound, and are actually more hard wearing than traditional steel. When mine were on the walker loads the winter before last, the glue ons lasted way longer.
 
asommerville said:
wee horse isnt shod atm and i dont want to shoe him tbh.....he has boots on for hacking out. his back feet struggled with the wet winter and he is a wee bit sore on concrete, jumped him on grass on sunday and i think the ground was too hard for him as he had sore feet yesterday. i wasnt sure about jumping in his hoof bootscand someone had suggested glue ob shoes until his feet have grown.

horses are such hard work and i feel really stupid!!!!
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Wet weather or the spring grass?
 
pfft oberon god knows im going with weather as they were short coming out of winter....hes on a no sugar diet and i dont know what else to do!!??
 
I'd be wondering about spring grass too? We're a good 3/4 weeks behind normal here, and have just had the spring grass - normally staid horses and ponies have been going a bit bonkers over the last couple of weeks, and there has been a sudden appearance of ouchy feet that normally happens, IME, in April...
 
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