to get stud holes or not... that is the question!

[Angua2]

I know it sounds mad, but I don't know whether to get stud holes put in my girlys shoes for the rest of the summer!

one side of me thinks why as it ihas never mattered before and I am not competeing that often, but now I am thinking that now she has had surgery I don't really want her to slip especially if the grass is wet and jeperdise those bits that have been cut.

arg... what to do for the best?

 

[brightmount]

I had that dilemma last week as my horse is off to her loan home on Monday *sniff* ... people on here said they use them all year round and advised me to ask the new loaner, which I did and she asked for them. The horse will be doing a lot more eventing at her new home.

However my daughter took her XC schooling in the pouring rain on Wednesday, and didn't put studs in and her grip was absolutely fine.

I realise that doesn't help much with your question!

 

[TheFarrier]

Well you could put the holes in and only use the studs if necessary using the smallest possible stud. They very much are a ncessary evil and i advise to stay clear of them if you can for as long as you can. You know your horses limits etc

 

[Dovorian]

I'm interested to hear why a farrier feels that they should be avoided if possible - I appreciate that the strike injury risk is increased but this is weighed against the possible injuries that a slip can cause. Having had a horse slip up on the flat and effectively end his ridden career I'm a bit of a believer in the value of studs - but open to challenge as my choice is based on a past misshap!

 

[TheFarrier]

I feel a lot of people are putting in too many studs, studs that are too large and studs unecessarily just because. Its rather scary actually that they are happily risking their horses limbs without knowing the risks and the pro's and cons.

The chances of horses slipping are less than the chance of damage the horse can do to itself because it has studs in.

It is like i said a necessary evil. Studs are by no means a good thing, they can do good but in themselves they are not good.

 

[TheFarrier]

Obviously the question of size is once again at the fore here!

the smaller the stud you can get away with the better for your horse. There are some seriously agressive studs out there