tanyatag1
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im confused...what is the difference between cold shoeing and hot shoeing. ive heard hot shoeing is better, is this true???? xxx
cold shoeing???
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Safina
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Cold shoeing - the shoe is not heated to be shaped
Hot shoeing - the shoe is heated to be shaped
There is an argument that hot shoeing is better - the farrier can get a better shape to the shoe as hot metal is easier to mold.
Hot shoeing - the shoe is heated to be shaped
There is an argument that hot shoeing is better - the farrier can get a better shape to the shoe as hot metal is easier to mold.
tanyatag1
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do they stay on longer then? xx
Safina
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I don't think so - it might mean that as they could be a better fit there is less chance of an over-reach or them being pulled off.
tanyatag1
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oh right! thankyou! xxx
TGM
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These day it is possible for the farrier to buy such a wide range of ready made shoes that a perfect fit can be obtained for a lot of horses just by shaping the shoes cold on the anvil. However, some horses will be so 'different' that they will benefit from the additional shaping that can be achieved with the shoe hot.
galaxy
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In my experience, hot shoeing means that the shoe fits the horse a lot better than cold because it can be shaped a lot better. (therefore it is less likely to come off and the foot will be more balanced etc.) I can usually tell a mile off if a horse has been hot/cold shod.
Emma27
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my farrier decided my horse had to be cold shod just because he was quite sharp and pulled his leg back if it was held for two long but i changed farriers and he was hot shod without a prob and i found shoes stayed on better.
viola
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My horses were always cold-shod (not my choice, just how it was done by my farrier) and they always kept their shoes very well (both jumpers and a lot of hacking and jumping on variety of terrains). I think it is more to do with the quality of the horn and overall conformation than the cold/hot shoeing.
There seem to be a general believe that hot shoeing is better as hot iron, being more pliable than cold, encourage farriers to fit the shoe to the hoof better (while with cold shoeing the hoofs are sometimes being more or less trimmed to match the shoes).
There seem to be a general believe that hot shoeing is better as hot iron, being more pliable than cold, encourage farriers to fit the shoe to the hoof better (while with cold shoeing the hoofs are sometimes being more or less trimmed to match the shoes).
Rabea
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Hot shoeing is maybe better for the shape but worse for the hove, because it dries the hove and cracks may appear easier I learned. Many of the more "natural" oriented farriers are doing cold shoing...
My shoes, cold shoed stayed on perfectly, no problem.
My shoes, cold shoed stayed on perfectly, no problem.
lucy245
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Mine are always cold shod. Farrier reckons only extreme problem cases need hot shoeing.
wattsy
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always used to have ours cold shod when young as sometimes we would want to have them unshod for periods, for instance through part of the winter if ridden very lightly, and the hoof seemed to stay intact better. This is because, our farrier told us, moisture is drawn out of the hoof when hot shod. Also when I lived in Australia for a while, all the riding horses I saw were cold shod, and in the US many horses are cold shod.