number of stud holes????

[nickyb]

whilst competing this weekend, i noticed that all of pippa funnells horses only had one stud in each foot. i was always under the impression that you should have 2 in each foot. they were all established horses and not babies. any ideas on this ?????

 

[Baileyhoss]

my farrier recommends 2 (in fact he won't only put one hole in a shoe), this is due to the balance of the foot and wear and tear on the joints which are not supposed to move laterally.

However lots of people only stud on the outside to reduce the risk of injury which might be caused if the horse strike itself on the inside of the other leg.

I suppose it's weighing up which may be more likely. I personally would use 2 studs, unless my horse moved very closely.


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[BBs]

I always had two holes in each shoe, but a lot of the time would only use one stud in each shoe unless ground was very bad.
I liked having two holes in case I couldnt get a stud in one at least i could get one in the other (you hope).

 

[KatB]

I use 2 behind and 1 infront. only use studs infront for dressage now tbh.

 

[Law]

I use one in each foot for showing on grass, jumping and XC

 

[Tangaroo]

I use one in each foot but only use front studs for dressage.

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

We discussed this with a pro show jumper who rides for GB. She said that it was best to have two stud holes in each shoe for stability, one stud hole is insufficient. She's been competing for a living for 30 years so I think she knows what she's on about.

 

[LEC]

SC went to one of those eventer days for training and was told 1 hole if horse did not move straight and 2 holes if it did move straight. Which makes a lot of sense.
I have used 1 hole for 3 years and not had any problems as my horse is so dense I decided the risks of him treading on himself were far greater than the problems of foot stability.

 

[cruiseline]

My daughter uses 2 studs in each shoe, as mentioned above one stud can cause wear and tear on joints. I can however understand why some people use 1 stud after looking at the way their horses move (another tread altogether, breeding). Studs can cause damage to the opposite hoof, coronet band and leg. So depending on how your horse moves you weigh up the odds. Some wear and tear to the joints (1 stud) or possible injury to the opposite leg from 2 studs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My biggest peeve is not how many studs, but how many people do not use a stud guard.

 

[franki]

I would also suggest keeping the studs small in front. My farrier advises the smaller the better to allow the front feet to have a small amount of slide. If the horse jumps and his front feet stop dead due to large studs in front, this can have huge wear on the front limbs.

 

[digger2]

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SC went to one of those eventer days for training and was told 1 hole if horse did not move straight and 2 holes if it did move straight. Which makes a lot of sense.


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This makes sense. Always used to have just one, then farrier suddenly started putting two in, around about the time his kids started SJ'ing so assume that was why.

Prefer 2 when they are stood on the waggon for any time, however HO article recently did say put them in at last minute rather than have them standing, but they can be so fiddly you want them in and done.

 

[RedVendetta]

I was at the supastuds stand at a show last year and the guy there is sooooo helpful! He said you should use 2 unless your horse is the kind that treads on its own feet - my horse treads on his own feet all the time as he's as thick as two short planks so I only use one in each of his back feet and two in front if its really bad going. I used to use 2 in each on my old horse as she was as straight as a die and never over reached. have a look at www.supastuds.com its really useful and you can email him to ask questions and he will always get back to you!

 

[Kal]

I can't use any studs in my horse's front feet and he has coffin joint problems a couple of years ago and i don't want anything jaring it. I only use 1 stud in each behind because he is very close behind and i always think, if your jumping it's easier to pivot when your going around the corners if only 1 stud is in.

 

[kerilli]

i always use 2 in front shoes (to keep foot absolutely level... eventers are much much more likely to break down in front than behind) and 1 smallish one in the outside of hind shoes - because a lot of horses twist their hinds slightly as they push off the floor with them, and one stud only means there are no shearing forces sideways on the fetlock joint from the twisting action, if that makes sense.
i have given this a lot of thought over the years!