Stick-on plastic shoes

I don't have any direct experience but I did ask my farrier about them: my horse has poor feet and often loses shoes in winter, and the hoof splits from the nail hole down, so I thought shoes without nails might help. But the farrier said that because they are flexible they can actually cause more stresses on the hoof, and that they wouldn't last five minutes on the 1/2 mile stony track between his stable and his field.

He is usually really open to suggestions and wouldn't have said no without good reason.

I'm sure it depends on individual situations though, and I still like the idea of lighter shoes, though I went with his professional opinion as I'm no expert ;)
 
i tried Imprints last year on my girl, they cost an absolute fortune (i daren't even think about how much now, i might cry) and tbh they didn't do what they were supposed to... i was lucky if they stayed on for 3-4 wks. the last set i had, one came off xc (on perfect ground, without a slip or a trip, have it on video) when they'd only been on a week, i was NOT impressed. they take a long time to replace too, not an easy job, it was costing me £££££s and they didn't make the difference they were supposed to either. Wouldn't recommend tbh.
someone on here uses the Sigafoos ones, and has had a good result with them, i think.
 
Hmm maybe not then! My ex-racer has horrendous feet and I asked the farrier about them - he pretty much said they can make a huge difference to some horses and be an absolute waste of money on others - got the feeling he was loathe to recommend something that pricey as if he did suggest trying them, i'd feel bad/irresponsible not following his opinion (he's very nice like that) - hence thought I'd see what people's experiences with them were. They just sound so good in theory! Every time I see metal shoes being nailed on I just think there must be a better way, esp pertinent now the ground's so hard the idea of a shoe with slightly more shock absorption is tempting :o

Thanks for the replies!
 
G&T said:
Hmm maybe not then! My ex-racer has horrendous feet and I asked the farrier about them - he pretty much said they can make a huge difference to some horses and be an absolute waste of money on others - got the feeling he was loathe to recommend something that pricey as if he did suggest trying them, i'd feel bad/irresponsible not following his opinion (he's very nice like that) - hence thought I'd see what people's experiences with them were. They just sound so good in theory! Every time I see metal shoes being nailed on I just think there must be a better way, esp pertinent now the ground's so hard the idea of a shoe with slightly more shock absorption is tempting :o

Thanks for the replies!
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Awwwwwwww, be very careful. From what you are saying there, it sounds that you are wobbling towards barefoot!;)
 
elsbells said:
Awwwwwwww, be very careful. From what you are saying there, it sounds that you are wobbling towards barefoot!;)
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Haha!!! Noooooooooo I'm old school 'til I die! Although I do feed all sorts of wacky 'barefoot' type supplements - not sure I believe a new feeding regime would be enough though to change the shape of her feet enough lift up her flat heels - also where would my studs go?? :eek:

Can of worms, much... :rolleyes: :D
 
My farrier had a customer with really bad feet who wanted him to try stick on shoes. He said they were very hard to put on because everything has to be prefectly clean and dry. His main complaint was that the customer did not want to pay the extra money he needed to charge because it took so much longer to stick them on.
 
We've been trying out easyboot glue-ons - so far I'm very impressed. If they are still on next week they'll have equalled our shoeing interval, and so far they show no sign of budging (or wear, for that matter, and we've done a fair bit of roadwork). They weren't particularly difficult to fit, but our farriers are well versed in the applying the glue, so found it simple. Set time is quick with the Vettec glue, which is a double edged sword as you have to get the fit right first time. They took no longer to put on than shoes.

Spud doesn't have particularly difficult feet, but he does bruise/rub/knock easily. He's very confident in his new trainers. It's not a cheap option though. If you don't have the rubbing issues that we do, you might want to check out the easyboot gloves first.

Spud in his 'trainers': http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...32273387690_1256686644_30815630_1223848_n.jpg
 
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