Studs - how many do you use?

I use one all round in the outside, avoid inside just in case they catch the inside of the other leg....

Although i have read that having 2 in each shoe can give better balance but the above suits my horse.

Plus less to screw in and clean out when horse fidgeting at events! I always now use travel studs too, genius whoever invented those!
 
Always two in every foot - never one as it alters the balance of the foot. Also, if your horse lands and starts to slip, and the outside of the foot is stopped by the stud but not the inside then the leg will twist which causes strain on the joints.
 
one in the outside of each shoe. I worry too much about her studding herself. Have also been told that if one in each shoe they can pivot around it when they turn and causes less stress
 
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One in the outside, front and back. There is SO much conflicting advice and pros/cons to each theory! In the end I discussed it with my farrier and he said at the level I was competing at. 1 in each shoe was fine.

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Figjam, my farrier said exactly the same!

The advice is confusing, its personal preference to you and your horse!
 
we go for 2 in each shoe on advice of farrier, then we can choose whether or not to put one or two studs in
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I normally use 2, as then less chance of twisting on joints
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two in every foot.
although with the green 4 year olds i will occasionally leave the inside one out, as they can be a bit clumsy with treading on their own feet/knocking themselves for the first few times.
 
2 in each foot all round for mine, slightly smaller ones on the inside.

there are two trains of thought really...

1. two studs per foot keeps the foot balanced, particularly on harder ground.

2. one stud per foot allows the foot to pivot therefore reducing a sideways twisting of the fetlocks, particularly when turning fast on landing.
 
um, poopies, i think you might have your physics the wrong way around! 1 stud will act as an easy pivot, 2 studs will anchor the foot and exert a much stronger shearing force on the leg (with disastrous consequences - i was told recently of a horse whose foreleg broke in 12 places because of huge studs in front which anchored the foot too strongly when horse tried to turn on it on landing over a fence...)
think of the way you could pivot on a stiletto heel, but a football boot with lots of studs is securely anchored.
Megabeast, i think you're right.
fwiw i use 2 small studs in front (pointy in hard ground, flatter in other) and one or two larger studs in hind feet, depending on individual horse's movement.
 
At the mo 2 small ones infront (think road studs/very small pointy studs) and one bigger one behind
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Reason being the front foot is where all the force goes on landing, I dont want to stop the foot completely, but want it to be balanced pressure. 1 behind so the hind leg can pivot slightly.

However, on Goddy and all the horses on the yard I worked at, we used 2 behind, with a smaller one on the inside for the "engine grip" when taking off etc, and one smaller one in front
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The farrier that shod them their was the british team farrier for a long time I believe... and also does a lot of analysis of horses gaits...

It is very individual tbh
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As advised by vet and farrier I always had 2 in each hoof when I was competing.
Now though I don't have any as my horses are both barefoot and don't compete
 
None, I event and hunt barefoot and never missed my studs once. I hate the forces that they put on the joints and prefer to learn to ride my horse in balance so he doesn't need them.
 
I find this post really interesting as hardly anyone here uses studs untill you get up to what is called Novice here ((Australia) erm the SJ phase of the event is 1.05 - 1.10m). Definetly no one at Intro 80cm / Prelim 90cm uses studs.

I realise that in general we are more likly to event on hard/dry ground than wet, green grass, but we do have events (that as they run over winter) are on wet, bare ground or slight cover of yellow grass that I would have though would be equally as slippery.
You are more likely to see SJ'ers at lower levels with studs than eventers as most jump clubs have grass arenas (very very few sand/surfaces)
 
I thin Sienna's extensor tendon injury was caused by a small stud in from when she was dressaging.
I rarely put studs in front and am cross that I did so that day.
If I use studs, which I do as rarely as possible (though I only compete at a low level) I put a small one inside and a larger one outside each back hoof. If really neccessary I wil do the same in front, although my farrier does put stud holes in the front shoe, to the front/outside of the shoe, so you can just put one in.
 
I use as small as poss on the outside of each foot. Soap hates working on grass without them and just goes hollow and runs because he thinks he's going to slip! Jack can't have studs on his front feet because of their shape so if he does need them he can only have them on the back, but he is pretty surefooted so it shouldn't be an issue
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