Imprint Shoes

[cloverleaf1985]

Has anyone used them? Any good or bad feedback?
i was chatting to my farrier yesterday and he showed me some. i have so say im quite impressed by them and im thinking of giving them a go.

Shoes

 

[hallarider]

Hi

Yes, my horse had his fitted two weeks ago as he has pedal osteitis - hes only five.

He only had front ones fitted and normal shoes on the hind. He was quite lame two days after fitting them so he is on box rest until the next shoeing and the vet is assessing him then.

They were quite time consuming to fit for the farrier and also cost £150 just for two! My insurance is paying for them otherwise i think I would go for bar shoes with pads!

Sorry I can't be more positive about them but we are going to give them three or four months before we judge them more.

Also you wouldn't be able to show in them as they are very ugly to look at and I think the judge would wonder why your horse has them!

I think if they are needed medically then yes try them but if its just to give them a go I don't think they are worth the expense!

 

[ernikins]

I tried them on my horse - they started off fab and although first few days felt a little odd as he got used to them he went brilliantly in them! BUT, two weeks in and I got to yard to find he had pulled one off in the stable. Farrier said they shouldn't have done that but he had literally stepped out of them, thankfully it happened a few days before competing and trying them with studs for the first time as he thought if the ground was in the least bit tacky, judging on how easily it had come off in the stable he would havd walked out of them and I would have been livid!! I personally think that the glue is possibly not strong enough in wet conditions for a horse that is working daily in them. I was gutted as he had gone so well in them, but I am not prepared to pay £150 every two weeks for them so back to normal now. I think it depends what youa re doing with your horse and how much work etc etc. In terms of wear they were great - hardly a scratch on them an had hacked out several times, jumped, cantered etc etc - and also on the road they were very grippy. Hope that helps!!

 

[argyle]

My young horse had a set on when she developed laminitis through liver poisoning. They made a huge difference to her comfort and she came off the bute very quickly after having them on. However, she managed to get a front and a hind one off about 4/5 weeks after putting them on, the vet and farrier had suggested leaving them on for 6-8 weeks but they wouldn't have lasted. That was with initial box rest then an hour of daily turnout in a small paddock with good ground. I know they were not the "sport" model but as other people have expressed concerns about them staying on I thought I'd add my experience.

 

[Nailed]

does your horse need heart bar shoes?

If not.. why put your horse in them?

Lou x

 

[ladyt25]

I asked about this these the other day having had a conversation with the manufacturers about them at a veterinary conference. I am still not sure now as the guy there reckoned they'd stay on fine even though my horse is out 24/7 in summer and out in the day in winter.

Now, obviously it is also possible for them to pull normal shoes off but, my concern would be them coming off too regularly and the cost of re-fitting (if you can locate the shoe in the mud that is!)

Hmm, I am not sure but i am sick of not knowing whether my horse is going to be lame each time he is shod!

 

[cloverleaf1985]

well, my horse has crappy feet and i was considering going barefoot for a while to give the nail holes time to grow out. she is 20 though and i dont know how she would cope with no shoes at all so i was thinking of seeing how she is with just fronts, then swapping them for these. i would only be hacking twice a week and it would cost £65 for the pair.

 

[ernikins]

My horse has awful quality hoof and it was getting to the point where his feet were crumbling and he was losing shoes about every 10 days, we tried it to see whether he would be happier without nails and he felt fantastic - but the cost of having them put back on etc if they come off is just too much unfortunately. But even having had no nails in for 3 weeks his feet look a bit better. Have got him on a hoof supplement now and am hoping that we can get the hoof quality better that way - I think they are a great concept but maybe not quite perfected yet!!

 

[bensababy]

My pony (ex Lammi) is having them put on next month, due to a seriouys bout of Laminitis a few years ago mixed with a rubbish farrier he has shocking feet. My current farrier is having problems nailing shoes on so he is having the imprints on aswell as a supplement to encourage better hoof growth. Iam keeping my fingers crossed it works.