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Hello,

FINALLY managed to log back in after the update which was a trauma ;)

I am currently using Imprint Sport shoes on my horse, long story short horse has impar ligament strain, all other avenues tried and failed, took shoes off and turned away for a year, after much consideration me, vet and farrier decided this was the best option and horse is SOUND, 100% sound! Barefoot is not for us, we tried it but he was not sound, not footy, not sound, lame on right fore which he has been the whole time. Now my problem, I can't keep the blasted things on, does anyone have any tips or ideas to keep them on? I don't want to mess with his shoeing as this is working where all else has failed :) Thanks in advance!
 
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I have used imprints and they stayed on and I rate them highly but the ones I used were not the sports ones so I guess you are doing quite a bit of riding in them ,perhaps contact the makers in Malmesbury to see if they can help I wonder if its possible to put a couple of nails in to hold them not ideal but I am currently using eponas and they are nailed on with a couple of nails like a normal shoe and you still get the frog support . My farrier has even sealed the edges round with glue if its muddy to help keep them on. In dry conditions they stay on with no problem and the hoof looks good when they are removed.
 
Thank you faracat, it has been a long road and very much trial and error, I hope I can sort it as he seems very happy in the imprints, I have my old horse back :) if not I will just have to rob a bank and hope the farrier doesn't get fed up with us ;)
Thanks for that flaxen tail, I'll have a look :)
 
I used ‘Imprint’ shoes many times before changing to treat with the barefoot system and I can honestly say I found them to be the best around, in fact I still recommend them for certain cases.
There are 2 main reasons why a plastic shoe comes off: one ( and I found the most common) is there is a conflict between the foot and the shoe due to the trimming not being sympathetic with the biomechanics of the horse thus putting strain on the material.
Second was the fitter had not followed the instructions to the full either in foot preparation or in the gluing on.
Both these faults will cause any glue-on shoe to come off.
The reason I think that ‘Imprint’ are the best on the market at the moment is the thermo plastic system of fitting makes it very easy to mould the shoe to the foot, but I implore any farrier of vet who uses them not to practice on the horse!
 
I would ring Andrew Poynton (Mr Imprint). He is incredibly helpful and will have lots of experience in getting them to stay on horses in work.
 
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