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At a Bergy clinic I was shown how he sometimes "scores" a shoe to give it more

flex. I think this may the idea you are talking about. He did this with steel or

aluminum shoes.

 

I thought that the Mustad Nail Shu did a pretty good job of expanding. It is

rubber or rubble like compound over aluminum. There was enough to

support the hoof and to allow expansion. Most of the plastic shoes

have a heel bar with is designed to prevent too much expansion.

I prefer gluing these on and then nailing.

 

PS: I've recently been playing with the Dallmer Clogs without

the heel bar. The one-rat tests seem to show that the horse

is happy. No distance yet. Only a few tests. The Dallmers

are the most like the Mustad that I've found. So, if I have to

shoe, I think I'll be able to do the switch without the horse

having to adjust his stride.

 

Dolores