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...what the stuff you can put into a shod horses feet is called? It's like a resin (is that the right word/spelling?) that you put in like a paste then it sets really quickly. I read about it last year as the eventers were using it due to the hard ground, I really want to read up about it and see if it could help my mare with her feet. I decided against hoof boots after the poll on this forum and have heard a few horror stories about hoof pads so I think I'll avoid them too. Any ideas?
 
my farrier's just put it in my mare's front feet this morning. it's a bluish gel-paste, stays rubbery and absorbs concussion etc. i was charged £60 for doing both fronts (+ normal cost of shoeing)
can't remember what it's called, but any good farrier should have it, i would have thought...mine had 2 packs on his van, ready to use as necessary.
 
The company Luwex makes many of these products.

They are used together with, or as an alternate to, the normal plastic pads.

They are composites. Two separate, thick liquid, components are mixed - either on a palette or using a professional 'gun', - and as they mix, the mixture begins to set.

These two pages have got pictures. (They are not really about the products, but it shows them being used.)

quarter crack repair

quarter crack horse shoeing

You have to be quick to get it right!

Most farriers, I guess, would carry them as part of their regular equipment.

There is also one called P3 - Australian I think
 
There are many different versions. By the sound of you're describing what my horse currently has which my farrier refers to as 'silicone gel pads'. The gel is injected in between the sole and the shoe and providing it is not the middle of winter sets in two minutes. It's brilliant to protect their soles from bruising.
You can also get ready made pads that are simply nailed on with the shoe but according to my farrier they provide less protection, can cause more problems to do with thrush and stones getting underneath and generally aren't as good, however they are cheaper as they are re-useable.
I'd highly recommend the silicone gel pads if you have a horse prone to bruised soles.
 
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