Good starter stud kit?

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Casper will be getting stud holes when the farrier comes out this week.

I’ve never used studs before and some people had suggested just buying a set of small studs and a tapper and stud hole cleaner but by the time I buy all that I’m almost paying as much as I would for a proper stud kit.

I’ve seen the Mark Todd stud kit, Shire, Roma all for under £20 – are they good enough starter kits? Are the studs good enough quality and do you get a good selection of studs in these kits? Most of the descriptions don’t say exactly what you get just that you get a selection of studs.

I don’t foresee me using the bigger studs – we only jump up to 80cm anyway and I will only put studs on if we really, really need them i.e. for all the xc/sj comps and lessons I’ve had this year he’s coped perfectly without studs so don’t see me using them that often but want to make sure I get a decent set.

Thanks in advance!
 
I swear by SupaStuds, they have a kit you can buy, but I preferred to buy individual studs to suit what I wanted and just have them in a tupperware box along with a couple cheap spanners and tap. (plus a couple horseshoe nails nabbed from farrier for digging out stones and mud!)

They have a good wee bit on their website explaining what to use and when. I am a big fan of the mini super sharps in front and dressage studs behind (nice and pointy, so go into firm ground easily, but not too big) when the going is firm, the sharps in front and small conicals behind for slightly softer and then the polo in front and bullets behind for soft ground.

Can't recommend the travel studs enough for doing stud holes the night before/morning before leaving, much easier swapping them over than faffing at the event and finding a stone jammed in etc! Plus handy if you have long time between phases and want to take studs out while standing around. :)
 
See I've heard mixed review about the supastuds - a friend of mine doesn't rate them as much better than other studs.

I'm loath to spend a fortune on something that I might rarely use - as I said, I have yet to be at a competition/lesson where I would have studded despite most other people there having some form of studs on their horse.

I'm really only needing studs for wet/softer ground. I wouldn't wear them for firmer ground as he doesn't need them.
 
The kits are good to start with

In addition you need a can of WD40, an adjustable spanner (pound shops are great for these) and you will probably change to supastuds!

The still need you to tap, but they are much faster to put in
 
I use bog standard studs (have accumulated a wide range over the years - if I see some I like the look of I buy them), but having been team FigJam stud lady at Eglinton last year I can recommend the supastuds - much less hassle than the normal ones! I'll be replacing as and when with supastuds, but to be honest there are so few shows on grass now it's hardly worth it - not put a stud in since Blair last year...
 
I think I might just get the wee £17 Roma kit - has 8 large and 8 small studs plus tapper/spanner/plugs etc.

It's unlikely that I'll use them much so don't want to spend a fortune on something that I'll rarely use and as suggested, if I do find that I'm using certain studs a lot I can replace them with supastuds.
 
Annother one for supastuds here, really are way better than normal ones but I don't recommend getting a kit, you won't use 90% of it so even if you spend the same amount get what you will use:

At least 4 small pointy studs (I have 8 cos I don't like the twist you get from 1stud per shoe)

Enough travel studs for all your holes. WAY better than cotton wool, I just let the holes clog, clear them the day before and fit the travel studs

Simple tap (or one of the flat ones if your horse snatches his feet away)

WD40 (spray on studs, if your horse will let you, spray in the holes too).

A cheap adjustable spanner

A cheap tupperwear box (ice cream carton).

Shouldn't cost that much and you have what you need, and nothing useless.

Also I once had a fall in the dressage at an event becuase the ground was so hard and therefore slippy, I was lucky we managed not to leave the arena so could carry on (!) But now I strongly recomend using studs even for dressage if its on grass not a surface.
 
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BB - your a mind reader! I have had my first stud holes put in and now need stud kit too! but I am like you, not going to use them for hard ground, dressage and just keep it to limited used for slippery conditions. Our boys are quite similar! I am going to check out the kits you have looked at for ideas :)
 
I have just done my first ODE so used studs for the first time, I bought a set of 4 studs (only use 1 per shoe as my boy brushes) and a Mark Todd combined tap and spanner, all of which cost me about £8. I then used a spare plastic box I had at home to put them in along with an old horseshoe nail and Tesco value toothbrush (10p for 2 :D) for cleaning out the holes, and some cotton wool and vaseline for packing the holes.

Seemed to work fine, and as I will only use them very occasionally seemed to be the best option :) If I need different studs I will just buy them as I need them.
 
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