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Originally Posted by Rileyoriley
Glue on shoes are usually used if the hoof wall can't take the nail (too thin or damaged). Not sure why they use them on Brother Derek. I don't see them training him barefoot if his wall is damaged.
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I remember hearing something about BD that he just got really foot sore when they put nails in him...no exact details though.
More factors to consider about glue ons (from my farrier friend)...
application is a very exact and time consuming thing--if your horse won't stand still for the farrier they are not a good candidate.
cost--it will add about $100 per pair to your shoeing bill. And they have to be changed every 4 weeks and they are not reusable.
it takes 2 shoeing cycles for the glue to fully adhere to the hoof--basically it just draws all of the moisture out of the wall...after the first cycle the whole foot is just a mess in terms of composition...it is crumbly and the walls get very brittle...if anything goes wrong and the glue ons are not working at this point there will not be enough wall left to hold a nail and you have to wait for it to grow out.
there are a couple of different brands/kinds of glue ons...'Sigafoos' have a kevlar cuff which goes over the foot and the shoe is attached to that so if it falls off the hoof wall is not damaged...but the rest...well lets just say if a horse pulls one off you will have quite a mess do deal with...I can't remember what he told me but the amount of force required to get one off is pretty amazing, and no surprise that they tear the foot up.
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