Studs and Stud Holes

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Hi All
A few questions with our first Into coming up
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I always have stud holes as my lovely farrier does them for me for free (cos he is lovely!) but haven't been particularly efficient about looking after them til now, and hence when I do want studs in it is a right pain to clean the holes etc!

So I am looking for any tips for looking after stud holes/studs etc - I must admit my stud kit was in a right state, and has had a total revamp, I threw out all the rusty ones (
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) and am building up a new collection, including travel studs (the supastuds ones) so I can clean out stud holes in advance - would you use those overnight or not risk it?

Do you plug stud holes? WHat with? And any other tips for keeping them clean or easier to clean? And a friend of mine always sprays her studs with WD40 before putting them away - is that a good idea?

Thanks!
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i normally leave mine empty when not in use, and let them fill up with rubbish
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, clean out the day before, and stuff with cotton wool or cigarette filter tips soaked in WD40
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Have a nail or tiny screwdriver to pick out little stones that are bound to get trapped
i have tried leaving cotton wool in over a period of weeks, but then found it much harder to remove than compacted dirt, so im sticking with the dirt
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THats what I found with the cotton wool too PeachesandCream, it would end up being so fiddly getting the wool out it seemed easier to clean out dirt!
 
The little screw in allen key things are great to put in the night before- they make life so much easier on the day.
I dont plug mine with anything in between events but have in the past used rubber plugs which are good but can be fiddly to get out.
WD40 is great for the studs, esp if they have got muddy and wet!
 
The allen key thingys - are they the rubber ones? I did see those, never used them though. I bought a set of the supastuds travel studs and they seem quite good but may investigate the rubber ones!

Nic01, cotton wool covered in copper? How does that work?
 
I use these preformed stud plugs coz they are cheap and I'm a perfectionist!

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they are easy to get out with a nail or the pokey tool I have. Never throw away rusty studs!!!! you will be amazed at how clean they come up after one use. Mine looked like little rusty blobs until I wore them once then they were back to normal. Good idea to give them a quick spray with soem kinda oil when you put them away but not essential.

A good tip if you have a little stone stuck in the bottom which you can't get out with a tool then trot the horse up on concrete/hard surface and it will come out
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My studs were beyond help - so badly tarnished and rusty, we tried everything to get them clean but to no avail!
Will have a look at the ones on ebay tho thanks!
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Cotton wool plugs have driven me mad when they all fall to shreds when you try to get them out!!!
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So now I use my old fleece polo bandages.... cut into small strips, soak in WD40 and plug. When you want to take them out, they come out all in one piece. Easy peasy.
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That sounds like a good idea Bubblegum - how big are the strips you cut? Do you roll the strips and put in, or sort of 'stuff' them in?
 
I plug with cotton stud hole plugs - remove with farrier nail. I put in supastuds travel studs either the day before or a couple of days before and would not live without them - stable to field involves hardcore track which without fail causes stone to become imbedded in those allen key ones which is impossible to remove.

If I have events a week or so apart I put in the travel studs after the event and check for tightness daily.

I spray studs and stud holes with WD40 after use.
 
Spotted Cat we have similar surface on part of our track to field so think we would have the same problem! Very interesting that you find OK to leave in for a while, thats good to know as I will probably need to do for example on the Thursday before Munstead on the Saturday - as will be working until very late the night before! At least in a very civilised section E, think dressage won't be til about 11.30!
 
if you get little stone in stud hole which you can't remove the nite before. Pack hole with vasline and in morning using shoe nail you'll be able to pick out that prefect little stone no problems
 
You dont need clean or shiny studs! So long as the thread works thats all that matters. Mine are all rusty but as Chloe says they look fine after they have been used. Last year I soaked them all in coke & oiled etc twas a pointless exercise!!! I leave holes empty when not in use. I then clean out the holes the night before a competition & fill the holes with vaseline. If we are not going far I will put road studs in at home (outside holes only). You never ever want to be faffing about cleaning out dirty holes actually at an event.
 
Didn't know about travel studs. Will buy some immediately.

Does anyone know where I can buy a Nunn Finer Safety Tap in the UK - it is a round flat tap which appears to me to be safer than the larger T shaped taps you can generally buy here. You can buy them online from the States, but I would prefer not to.
 
I had a 14yo horse never had studs in and farrier said to wear them first on him. Baby horse just got on with it as he had never done xc so knew no different.
I always only have 1 hole on anything below Novice as usually young and stupid!
 
Always have mine plugged with cotton wool and petroleum jelly (cheap vaseline!) replug the night before or every two weeks if I don't use them.
 
I always stuff them full with cotton wool as soon as the blacksmith has finished and then rub a little vaseline over the top. When I dig them out for shows I always WD40 them and now always use Supastuds as they are easy to get in than normal studs.
 
I clean the holes the night before and put in supastuds travel studs, on the day it is really easy then to remove the travel studs and put in the normal ones. Once the last of my normal studs have been lost/rusted beyond help, I will invest in supastuds as they are so much easier but I just can't justify ditching perfectly decent "normal" studs!
 
I find the little hard rubber bungs are the best thing for
a - staying in the hole between shoeings
b - being easy to get out when required (using a sharp horseshoe nail)

Cotton wool I find hard to get out, the foam rubber bungs (from Horses in Sport) seem to disintegrate in the holes over a period (though prob would be OK just for overnight). Haven't tried the supastud travel studs, but might have a look out for them (their studs are fab).

Fiona
 
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