Re: RC: Luwex pads

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

For those that are interested:  I did a search for Luwex and found all kinds
of websites and discussions on these.  Try it.

Teddy

Rides 2 Far wrote:

> > Is anyone using the Luwex pads.   I was browsing on a particular site
> describing them and wondered if anybody was using them.
>
> I've used them for 2 shoeings now.  On the Plus side:  He did the
> Biltmore 50 the (pretty rocky) the day *after* getting shod and went over
> rocks better than usually does weeks after shoeing. They do seem to give
> quite a bit of protection without bothering with problems relating to
> full pads.  They aren't expensive, and are reusable.  Also, the farrier
> added some little custom lifts in the rear that just snapped on.
>
> On the minus side:
> You HAVE to put clips on all shoes (front and back) that wear them, so
> that costs more. My horse has really round feet and seems to be slightly
> between sizes.  The little tabs on the side are what hold them in place
> and after his feet had grown out (towards the very end of the shoeing)
> one of them kept getting loose and it would be laying across his sole on
> that side, leaving a gap between the shoe and hoof. I'd get it back in
> place but it would jump out again.  Also, on one side it lays over the
> corner of his frog.  Doesn't seem to bother him, just me.
> Finally, he threw a shoe after 7 weeks.  That doesn't seem like a big
> deal since lots of people change sooner than that (I do if they're worn
> out, but he grows very slowly). The thing is, he'd NEVER thrown a shoe
> before, so I had to think they contributed.  Overall, I am impressed.  I
> don't like pads, have never had any luck with them.  These seem to give
> quite a bit of protection over rocks and are less expensive to use.  As
> of  now, I do plan to use them in competition next fall.
>
> Angie
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