What's the best stud kit?

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Hi, I will be getting stud holes put in my horses shoes next week as she is starting to slip when we go places. I live in scotland so the ground is usually wet and boggy so I was wondering which stud kit is best. I am new to studs so I have no idea about them. I will be eventing and competing on grass so which studs are best? I've seen the livery man stud kit on rideaway which looks good and they have put which studs for what ground condition it is which I understand. Help is muchly appreciated.
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The Liveryman kit is a good place to start but most people make theirs up as they go. I have a kit but have added different studs, spanners and tools over time. I keep it in a box designed for nails/screws so it had differnt sized compartments for different things. Those really small tool boxes work just as well.
I would speak to someone like your instructor or someone who competes a lot eventing and see what they say about the different types of studs but to be honest people have personal preference due to experience.
Also get someone to show you how to do it properly and practice before you need them, nothing like having to stud up a horse that isnt used to it and nor are you when your under the clock.
I know someone who didnt know much about them and just had their horse shod infront, they took it xc and it was really wet and muddy, their friend told them to put in big wet gound studs. The horse wasnt used to them and completly lost confidence in his feet because it was like having the hand brake on for him and not know why after having a bit of slip with no shoes. It took a long time to get that horse going forwards again so there are lots of things to take into consideration not just with the ground.

Supastuds do a good advice on different studs and when to use them.
http://www.supastuds.com/Which+Studs+When.html
There are loads of different ones around thou so you dont have to buy them.
 
I have the liveryman set. It's a good start, but personally will be replacing the tap with a rubber tap as my lad shivers (I live in fear of not getting the tap out in time when he starts). There are much better variety of studs available out there, and depending on how many studs you use there is only four of each in that set.

Personally I don't really use studs in wet conditions as my lad is very sure footed and doesn't slip until the mud is so bad studs are pointless, so I don't know a lot about studding up for mud - I use studs more for dressage on grass to give a bit more grip, or for hard ground when it has rained on top. So my expanded stud kit reflects what I tend to use!
 
khalswitz said:
personally will be replacing the tap with a rubber tap as my lad shivers (I live in fear of not getting the tap out in time when he starts). !
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I very very rarely have to use a tap with the supastuds. This is why I like them so much.
 
dixie said:
I very very rarely have to use a tap with the supastuds. This is why I like them so much.
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Unfortunately, my horse wears through shoes like you wouldn't believe, as we do a LOT of roadwork (He has very little shoe left after 4 weeks). I have to tap his once a week just to stop them wearing down over the stud hole!! So I'm fairly sure I'll still have to tap them... However I have been eyeing up the supastuds dressage studs so I will test it out and see ;)
 
I have the supastuds - they are excellent, although a friends mum offered great advice recently in that if you wd40 your holes before you plug, then wd40 the stud, as you screw them in it makes their self tapping job much easier and screws in easier - it was something I always really struggled with!
 
WD40, farriers nails or the cute little screwdrivers you get in Xmas cracker sets, a pack of cigarette filters and some thin gardening gloves too!! Always have extra studs, If you have 4 stud holes and want to use stud type "x" in each hole, you will be guaranteed to only have 3 studs when you want to do it!
 
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