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The last children of this late night are going to an endurance comp this weekend, and they both needed a full set of Scoot Boot glue ons. The one in the back is still waking up from his sedation 🤣
Bonus pic of the other pony flying high:
Most of my horses are pasture sound, and can be ridden on softer surfaces without shoes, but we often trail ride in rocky and mountainous areas. What are the best hoof boots? Are there other short term (a week or less) "shoe" options other than hoof boots? I've had a couple pair of Cavallo boots, bought for a horse that often throws shoes, and cannot go 24 hours missing a shoe without wearing off a significant amount of hoof, but they don't stay on in mud. (Might be too big?)
The hoof boots I would recommend to you for trails would be the Scoot Boot (super lightweight, minimalist, easy to put on, really good reviews, average price) or the Easyboot Trail (easy to put on, similar to cavallos if that’s what you’re into, designed with trails in mind, good reviews).
There are glue on options like the Easyboot Glue-on, Easyboot Flip Flop, and Happy Horse Shoe. The Easyboot Glue-on is the only one designed to be short term. The others can take a full trim cycle (and possibly be reused).
It makes sense when you think about it: if you’re trying to fasten a rigid object (aluminum shoe) to a moveable one (hoof), you’re going to need a stronger setting glue and a LOT of it, everywhere. Otherwise the hoof flexes and the shoe just falls off.
When you’re working in the realm of flexible shoes like Duplo and the Easyshoe, you don’t need such a rigid connection. You can use a glue that flexes because everything is flexing. You can glue in different ways that encourage hoof expansion.
New model from Easyboot coming out. They decided to put the Flip Flop on the market and that's pretty exciting. The heel is completely unattached, only the toe quarters and toe are glued.
Sorry, questions! My mother-in-laws pony always seemed to have sensitive feet when she was barefoot, so she had shoes put on all 4s. However, her poor pony can barely walk from laminitis, can she was wondering if it could be to do with the shoes...
I really don’t think nailing shoes is a good idea for a laminitic horse. It literally suspends the horse on the hoof wall, which would be painful to the laminar connection. I typically heal laminitic horses by removing any shoes, getting a really good balanced trim on them with a bit of a bevel at the toe, and then watch their sugar intake carefully. Boots if necessary. If shoes absolutely must be used, I’d recommend a glue on that also supports the frog.
holy SHIT i think i can get that composite shoe in the US. and with a little effort it is reusable. and by all accounts it stays on for a full cycle, it just takes some attention to detail to get the collar fitted on the shoe.
there are two horses on my rotation that i would LOVE to try them on: sad OTTB feet that are just so sensitive to everything after being maintained horribly for 7 years, and a QH with pedal osteitis whose feet are WAY too small for her body. they would be the perfect trials....
You don’t hear me say this very often but... I kinda want to try out this shoe on some horses. It is so simple, and I love that the bottom isn’t glued to the hoof (so no chance of getting glue on the sole and causing a bruise). I wonder if I can get it in the US.....
