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Aluminum versus Steel Shoes
I'm in the process of switching farriers
to a woman with a great deal of shoeing education and years of professional
experience. Around here, she is the farrier "to the sport horse
stars" and her charge reflects that expertise! I've been using St.
Croix Eventers in aluminum for the past two resets. Via phone, the new
farrier tells me that she does not like aluminum shoes on endurance horses and
asked me why I was using them. I told her lighter weight, therefore less
stress on the legs, and that I felt that they were better for shock absorption,
thought my horse moved out better in them, etc. She disagrees saying that
aluminum gives too much and won't hold it's shape. She also said the
weight difference between steel and aluminum is so little when applied to a 1000
pound horse that the advantages of aluminum are minuscule. She
also feels that steel is the better shock absorber of the two because it holds
it's shape better. She frequently uses a brand of shoe by the name of
Kerckhaert's. Sure would
appreciate opinions from experienced endurance folks as to aluminum versus
steel. Also, anybody use Kerckhaert's? Pros,
cons?
Susan Swope
AERC SE
Region
Kentucky
A horse is the projection of peoples'
dreams about themselves -
strong, powerful, beautiful - and it has the
capability of giving us
escape from our mundane
existence.
Pamela Brown, b. 1928
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