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Location: Texas hill country | First I did a search for threads on just the razors.
I got nothing. lol probably didn't say the right think the search bar.
My current Shoer thinks their a fad. Not saying they are but I don't know anyone personialy who is or has used them. Just trying to get some feed back before I go looking for a new shoer who can put them on. I should mention they are for a 16 yr old gelding who's 16.1 and has big feet. He also has to have his lower hock joint injected due to cutting his leg when he was younger that nicked the joint. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Never heard anything good about them, so why are you wanting to put Razor's on your horse? |
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Location: Texas hill country | I'm not 100% sure that I do. I've watched the videos and
It looks like it would help. But that's just seeing the videos they offer.
I would just like some actual feed back from anybody who has tried them. Good or bad.
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| Agree that I've never heard anything good about them. |
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| I have tried them. They were fine for my smaller horses and I can't really say anything bad about them. Tried them on my almost 16 hand guy and his feet started to crack- think they did not have enough support . I used them for about a year on the smaller horses and as I said - no issues- but have gone back to plain ole light rims. The big guy only used them the one shoeing cycle. Just did not see difference enough to keep using them vs the good old tried and true. |
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| The guy that shoes my young horse says that you cannot shape them to the foot becauses they are flexible and are spring steel.
Edited by streakysox 2017-05-15 3:15 PM
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Location: Texas hill country | I never thought about the support for a bigger horse.
My thought was that they would help with shock espically with a proppad that they sell. Did you use the pro pads with razor shoes or just the shoes? |
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Location: Roping pen | IMO, just a fad. Why change what works?
I have said it before, and forgive me, I am not picking on you nor the product as I have not used them, and I will say it again---Seldom is there a magic pill/process/tool/bit/saddle/etc, that will improve performance without effective training. No matter what their press states. |
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| I used them before on my 16.2 gelding. I can't really say I'm for or against them haha. He acted the exact same way he always does, moved the same with them. He did fine in them, but not any different than regular shoes =] |
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Location: Hill Country of TEXAS!! | Mine broke in half on the first run I put on them.. They do NOT support a horses foot what so ever. Steel does, aluminum has minimal and Razor; not so much. |
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Location: Texas hill country | Holy crap they broke?!!! That's crazy!! Well I live in the TX
Hill country and if they broke in the arena I'd hate to see what
they do just riding on the ranch!! |
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| If you want to have lameness issues with your horse run razors. They suck |
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Location: North Central Iowa Land of white frozen grass | The way I look at these new gadgets. If they were far better than what is out there. Every top NFR competiter would be using them. |
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| They're also hard to put on.. My husbands a farrier. We bought one set to try. Needless to say, we still hve a set for the back that hve never been used. I'll stick with my steel rims.
Edited by 3TurnsonSpud 2017-05-15 11:10 PM
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Location: IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD AT LEAST THEY KNOW ME HERE | lol I ask my shoer about them.
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Get another shoer as I won't put them on your horse and cripple her.
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| My Farrier said he wouldn't touch them with a ten foot pole. |
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| IMO if you want them because they allow for flex in the foot - pull your shoes and run them barefoot. If you think they will provide traction, there are more aggressively rimmed shoes out there.
I've heard more bad than good including some really bad.
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| I used the pads with the smaller horse. She did well in that combo as she had sore feet. Left her barefoot all winter and she so far is doing well with no pads. But , as I said , I now have her in lite rims. I would not personally put pads on unless I had to for specific reason. |
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| I gotta agree with the Texas Tornado.
I had a friend who put them on her horse and the horse went from running in the 1D to running in the 3D...they thought something was physically wrong with the horse and paid oodles in vet bills/visits only to find that after they went back to the shoes they used before, the horse ran like it did prior to changing shoes. Crazy how something so simple can make such a huge difference. |
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Location: Pittsburg, Texas 75686 | ADVICE: Don't use them. |
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| Crippled mine, 4 months after pulling them, I was finally able to ride him again, wouldn't wish that on ANYONE else, don't use them! |
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| rundakotarun - 2017-05-26 3:50 PM
Crippled mine, 4 months after pulling them, I was finally able to ride him again, wouldn't wish that on ANYONE else, don't use them!
Had the same thing happen to mine. Stay away from them. |
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razor horse shoes feed back wanted.