Stud holes? I haven't got a clue!

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enjimmy1

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So my farrier is coming later today with the intention to fit stud holes etc but I really have no knowledge whatsoever on them, since selling my SJ pony I have switched to eventing so it's all new to me.

Any pointers/tips/advice/etc would be soooo helpful!
How many different types of studs are there?
How expensive are they (from what price)?
How many stud holes would you recommend?
Are they easy to screw in/out?

Thank you!
 
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Well they are one of the things that will make the mildest manner person swear profusely as you hop around after an excited horse at an event trying to get the darned things in!! And people have very personal opinions on the way they like to use (or not use) studs so hardly any rules "generally" apply...
For example, people are divided about two stud holes in every foot or just one on the outside or any combination in between! Generally harder the ground the more pointy the studs. I always plug mine (or my lovely farrrier does) with cotton wool and vaseline or WD40, and clean out the night before or the morning of.. I have found supastuds the easiest to use for me but the new Ardall Pro Studs seem to be going down well. I haven't used them myself so can't vouch for personally. Some people ALWAYS seem to have problems getting them in and out and others never have problems. Luck or knack? I have given up trying to work it out :)
The main rule that I think everyone adopts is take them out as soon as you have finished!!
 
Hiya, my basic rules are:

1. The harder the ground, the smaller and pointier the stud. Save the big, block type ones for very heavy going.

2. Don't re-tap stud-holes unless they need them as it is very easy to cross-thread them - then they won't be easy to screw in!

3. Plug the holes with bits of cut up sponge - so much easier to pick out and replace than cotton wool or shop-bought plugs.

4. Always have two holes per shoe otherwise you can get a twisting action.
 
Im pretty new to it all too, however having been an at home groom i hav elost count of the number of stud holes i've unplugged!

i always ask my lovely farrier to plug my shoes BEFORE he puts them on, dont know what/how he does it but they stay in better than when i plug them after.

if you failed to plug after last event (natughty!) , dig out the night beofre not the morning of! as you will most likely have a little stone stuck in atleast one of the holes, tiny screw drivers are super at getting them out, shoe nails from the farrier just bend. if its dried in mud and im grooming anyway i just stand them in a shallow trug of hot water and this softens them up and comes out alot easier!

i always use two studs per shoe and stud before the dresage, its easier to change studs between phases rather than stud from scratch!
 
almostthere...the first sentence of your post did make me laugh,that is always me!

enjimmy1, I would say there are so many differing views and opinions on studs that you really need to do the research and then form your own. In terms of tips, I would really recommend cleaning out the stud hole the day before the event so you are not hopping about on the end of an excited pony. There is also a great gadget that I bought from Supastuds - a magnetic tray. I now never loose my studs in the grass which saves a lot of time and bother. .

There are so many different types of studs available on the market - my favourite happens to be supastuds, they don't appear to rust as quickly and are generally more user friendly in my opinion.

I am from the 'one stud in each foot' camp, I prefer the fact a horse is able to land and turn their foot rather than 'two studs' which I think have a more jarring effect.

They are easy enough to screw in and out, although cleaning them out and packing with cotton wool and wd40 makes the screwing in and out a whole lot easier.
 
Thank you so much everyone, this has been really helpful!
One more question - I have an eventer trial this weekend & the SJ is on a fairly firm surface, whereas the XC will obviously be very wet, so what sort of stud would I be looking at? Or no studs at all?
 
If the sj is on a surface it usually isn't necessary to put studs on, if you feel you have to then I would stick to small pointy ones. The xc may require slightly different kinds of studs, such as dome shaped ones. Usually it is better to 'under stud' rather than 'over stud' if you get what I mean.

Or if the xc is straight after the sj, I would stick to pointy ones
 
blackhor2e said:
If the sj is on a surface it usually isn't necessary to put studs on, if you feel you have to then I would stick to small pointy ones. The xc may require slightly different kinds of studs, such as dome shaped ones. Usually it is better to 'under stud' rather than 'over stud' if you get what I mean.

Or if the xc is straight after the sj, I would stick to pointy ones
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Yeh the xc is straight after sj. Okay, thank you so much for your help
 
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