PP-Plast; An ENDURANCE question

["Frank Mechelhoff" <fmechelh@c-s-k.de>]

Tivers@aol.com wrote:

> << How many have tried the shoe that's 1/2 of a steel shoe (the front half)
>  and the rear half is a sort of an egg bar pad.  First, what's it called
>  so I can quit describing it.
>
> It's called a flip-flop.

yes, from the sound it makes.

A Danish company manufactures them: PP-Plast. A handfull of people have tried
them here in endurance, i.e. Stefan Zoeller (multiple German Champion) on his
big  partbred Cloud Question Mark. There are quite well, lightweight and offer
good protection to the heal area of the hoof and joints. More stable than pure
plast shoes on heavier horses (Cloud has some 550kg).
They need no filling silicone which is also an advantage (less heat, again
weight). At high speed, it flops when left the ground, by that throw everything
out what eventually stuck in. Be cautious riding behind a horse with PP-Plast
on muddy terrain, their range exceeds 50 yards!

regards,

Frank Mechelhoff
Schmitten, Germany
- & the Taunus mountain ponies (Ligeira and Nataja) -







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