Shock Tamer pads

[Roberta Jo Lieberman <fineprint@erols.com>]

After hearing so many positive reports, I put my first pair of Shock 
Tamer full front pads on my mare two shoeings ago with high hopes. She 
threw a shoe in the pasture two weeks later but I wrote it off to luck.
My farrier, Bubby Rhoderick, commented that the Shock Tamers tend to 
raise the clinches, which could contribute to loose shoes. We made it 
around the rock- and mud-strewn No Frills 50 yesterday with all shoes 
intact. I must say my mare is moving as freely as she ever has and has  
shown no signs of becoming footsore, which she has in the past. So I'll 
keep them on for at least another round. We use the pads without 
"stuffing" and simply place a small (3/8 to 1/2 inch) hole above the 
frog to allow gravel and grit to flow out. This keeps the soles tough, 
Bobbie Lieberman and Fine Print in Maryland