Slipping On New Road Surface - Shoeing Suggestions?

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My 17.2 warmblood has always been a bit slippy on some road surfaces especially down steep hills. Ive always had road pins in but doesnt seem to make a massive difference. Now on one of my main hacking routes which is very hilly a brand new road surface has been put down and my horses slipped three times on the level. Its liek an ice rink! I decided to come home and not give the steep hill a try! This is going to be a real pain for me now so is there anyone out there that has had a similar problem and perhaps has something different with the shoeing?
Unbelievabley this road didnt really need resurfacing so the council spends ££££ doing that and yet we have roads with huge great potholes!
 
There was a few articles, last year I think, about some types of new road surfaces being extremely slippy and dangerous for horses. Is there not a verge you can ride on? Or prehaps think about using Mac boots, although not sure they can be used on a shod horse or not!?!!?
 
you can get road studs but would be a PITA to put them on each time :(
sahme the road nails haven't helped - that was my first thought... how many do you have in? i tend to do two on each foot.... wheras some people i know jsut use one on each..
 
My Farrier melts a product called Roadsure onto my mares shoes when he shoes her. Works a treat and the roads are very smooth around where I ride her.
 
"roadsure" is asking for lameness in the future, my farrier hates the stuff (is asked for by gypsies for roadracing). basically there is no give, so it jars the legs/joints every stride.

my first thought is, pull him together and make sure he isnt slipping all over and being lazy, then go for 2 road nails/pins then roadstuds.
 
Ditto the barefoot-ness. My lot have never slipped on the roads, even with my friends horse iceskating beside us.

And if you're lucky enough to have a lovely flat smooth new road, he shouldn't need shoes anyways!
 
Newly laid road surfaces are notoriously slipperly for a while - but it does wear off. Don't do anything drastic unless he is still slipping 4 weeks or so after the surface was laid. The coating does wear off. (Keep away from road metal etc as the coating will last longest there.)
 
My mare has a small amount of the roadsure blobbed on her back shoes only and compared to how she coped with going downhill before, we have no slipping to the point of almost sitting down on her quarters. Shes more confident at going downhill and very occasionally slips when shes nearly ready for shoeing. We have had no problems with it and I trust my Farrier's judgment 100%
 
Have you asked your farrier for road studs? They are bigger and more rounded than road nails and left in all the time - they still have give but are much better. All our hunters have them!
As for barefoot slipping still occurs - My TB was barefoot when he came and nearly fell on the road as he slipped so badly!
 
Thanks for all your suggestions - Im going to have a look at what pins he has tomorrow when picking his feet out and like you all say have a word with the farrier. I spoke to one of the girls from another yard down the road and all of their horses have been slipping too. I think I will avoid this area for 2/3 weeks then hopefully its bedded it a bit as it was newly laid when I rode out on Friday. Barefoot not really an option for my warmblood - very dainty, with crappy boxy feet. He sounds a steal doesnt he!!
 
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