Shoeing on rubber floor

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I have recently moved to a yard where all the barns have rubber flooring. This is great, except when I have the farrier, as he has to shoe outside so he doesn't melt the rubber.

I was wondering if there was anything I could buy to put over the top of the rubber floor? I don't know if hot shoeing on rubber will just mark it, or if it will melt through? If it just marks, I could buy a couple of trailer mats to put down while the farrier is here. Does anyone have any experience of this?

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I can't work out why it will melt the rubber?
the hot shoe isn't put on the floor at any point is it?

When my horses are shod, the hot shoe goes from forge to anvil, is picked up and burned onto the hoof and then back to anvil if necessary or else put in a bucket of water. When is it in contact with the floor?
I've been on yards where all the floor was granulated rubber and shoeing was not an issue then.

that aside, you can't be the only person with a shod horse, so how are the others managing?
 
I think its that the foot is hot when it hits the floor, so it marks the rubber. It's a stud so any horses on the yard that are shod are done cold. I'm thinking of getting a couple of trailer mats to put down for the horse to stand on so it doesn't mark the floor. I just wondered if anyone else had experienced the same thing.
 
I know my farrier does not like working on rubber mats, he has mentioned it but cannot remember why, it is not an issue here as the under cover is concrete, he does sometimes put a hot shoe down to get a better angle while fitting and when he has fitted he leaves them on the floor before picking the lot up to dunk in a bucket.
 
Yes that's a good point, they do put them on the floor as well don't they? That's not such an issue though as just outside the barns is concrete. I just feel bad making him stand out there when it's chucking it down!
 
If my farrier has to put it down, he leaves the pritchel (i think that's what it is) in the hole and then rests the hot shoe on an angle on a rasp so it doesn't touch the rubber matting, he quite often has to check angles etc although he did put it straight on the mat last time for a few seconds and it didn't burn it!
 
jumpthemoon said:
I think its that the foot is hot when it hits the floor, so it marks the rubber. It's a stud so any horses on the yard that are shod are done cold. I'm thinking of getting a couple of trailer mats to put down for the horse to stand on so it doesn't mark the floor. I just wondered if anyone else had experienced the same thing.
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I would do that, that's what happens with mine, its not THE SHOE touching the floor when hot its the foot after being fitted and the foot sticks to the floor and can mark it. I don't care as I paid for the floor but can see where they are coming from. Its a shame for you they don't provide a covered area outside for shoeing
 
NOISYGIRL2 said:
I would do that, that's what happens with mine, its not THE SHOE touching the floor when hot its the foot after being fitted and the foot sticks to the floor and can mark it. I don't care as I paid for the floor but can see where they are coming from. Its a shame for you they don't provide a covered area outside for shoeing
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Thank you :-)
It's not a livery yard really, it's a stud and nothing else is hot shod. I was just not sure exactly what the issue was with hot shoeing on a rubber floor, but what you've said makes sense! I'll go with the trailer mats and just roll them out every 6 weeks!
 
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