Re: [RC] equithotics (was ground control shoes) - Truman Prevatt
I didn't know these were still around. You are right about farrier
training. If the nails are not properly set in the aluminum plate they
can work loose in no time. I tried them for awhile. The work very
well on hard soils, in rocks instead of pads, etc. However, they turned
out have very little traction to be very slick in clay mud and even wet
grass. Wet plastic on wet ground has very little traction.
Truman
Steph Teeter wrote:
I've been very happy with the Equithotics shoes (Sneakers)
- they are a plastic shoe but not flexible, there is a thin aluminum
plate sandwiched between two layers of plastic. They're a little
thicker than other plastic shoes and require more effort from the
farrier (a learning curve and additional time to pre-drill holes and
possibly grind the shoes if there isn't a perfect fit. But - they are
very shock absorbing, and wear down naturally at the break-over point
which I like very much. I can always get 2 settings, sometimes 3 so the
$50/pair cost isn't too too bad.
Steph
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