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Location: My perfect world bubble | You shoer should know what to do or have recommendations on what to do based on your horses feet & how he moves. If not - you may need a new shoer!!! |
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 Hog Tie My Mojo
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Location: Opelousas, LA | Why does your farrier not think glue ons will help? I have had very good luck with the Flexx Sport shoes glued on, not a fan of aluminum glue ons long term as they will lock the heels and not allow the foot to expand on impact. The Flexx Sport are awesome, they will stay on 6-8 weeks in the swampy ground I live on when applied properly. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | Barnmom - 2015-11-15 10:57 PM
Why does your farrier not think glue ons will help? I have had very good luck with the Flexx Sport shoes glued on, not a fan of aluminum glue ons long term as they will lock the heels and not allow the foot to expand on impact. The Flexx Sport are awesome, they will stay on 6-8 weeks in the swampy ground I live on when applied properly.
Wow! Now I wanna try 'em. This is the first time I have heard of them, tho. |
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Location: Southern Indiana | Try switching to steel st croix plain lites w/clips. Don't remember exactly what the triumphs look like but most aluminum shoes have grip to them. You need something slick to move with him when he turns.
Edited to add: I feel silly triumph wedges are what I use on my mare. We use a 5 race nail. I don't think they are punched for a slim blade and that's probably your issues. The nail heads aren't sitting down low enough and therefore catch when he turns. Try the race nail or a slicker shoe. I've never had any issues with a plain shoe or a rim, but I run in the Midwest.
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| Barnmom - 2015-11-15 8:57 PM
Why does your farrier not think glue ons will help? I have had very good luck with the Flexx Sport shoes glued on, not a fan of aluminum glue ons long term as they will lock the heels and not allow the foot to expand on impact. The Flexx Sport are awesome, they will stay on 6-8 weeks in the swampy ground I live on when applied properly.
I think he was referring to the aluminum glue on ones just like you mentioned! I wrote down the ones you mentioned to research. Might be a great option! |
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Location: Florida.. | TheDutchMan01 - 2015-11-16 9:18 AM Try switching to steel st croix plain lites w/clips. Don't remember exactly what the triumphs look like but most aluminum shoes have grip to them. You need something slick to move with him when he turns. Edited to add: I feel silly triumph wedges are what I use on my mare. We use a 5 race nail. I don't think they are punched for a slim blade and that's probably your issues. The nail heads aren't sitting down low enough and therefore catch when he turns. Try the race nail or a slicker shoe. I've never had any issues with a plain shoe or a rim, but I run in the Midwest.
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Location: The Great Northwest | komet. - 2015-11-16 5:29 PM Bibliafarm - 2015-11-15 7:00 PM Clips are all good until one gets ripped off.. then alot of damage happens.. There are two ways to do clips. Right and wrong. Right= have the clips in the correct position when you nail the shoe on. Wrong= nail the shoe on and hammer the clips up against the wall.
Hmm! I believe from experience this to be the opposite. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | What type of shoe are you running your horse in now? |
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| Southtxponygirl - 2015-11-16 8:24 AM
What type of shoe are you running your horse in now?
Triumph elite. Steel shoe |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | FLITASTIC - 2015-11-16 10:35 AM Southtxponygirl - 2015-11-16 8:24 AM What type of shoe are you running your horse in now? Triumph elite. Steel shoe
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| Quite possibly!!! We squared off his toe on the hind feet a little more last week and kind of rounded the back of his front shoes.. Going to a different performance farrier today and see what he thinks.. |
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The Advice Guru
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| FLITASTIC - 2015-11-16 12:27 PM
Quite possibly!!! We squared off his toe on the hind feet a little more last week and kind of rounded the back of his front shoes.. Going to a different performance farrier today and see what he thinks..
If he is pulling them off, then he isn't balanced.
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| Well, went to have the shoe fixed and ended up getting my horse completely reshod and balanced better. This guy shoes for some of the top 15 barrel racers in the world. Extremely reasonable at 110 for a full set. Not to mention he lives 15 minutes from my house! Can't wait to see results! |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | FLITASTIC - 2015-11-16 8:16 PM Well, went to have the shoe fixed and ended up getting my horse completely reshod and balanced better. This guy shoes for some of the top 15 barrel racers in the world. Extremely reasonable at 110 for a full set. Not to mention he lives 15 minutes from my house! Can't wait to see results!
Awesome, you have better let us know how this works out for you and your boy... And I agree 110 is very reasonable. And he lives close now thats a aonther plus for ya  |
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| Might go to a race Saturday. It's amazing how big a difference a second opinion can make. I have used my same farrier for over 20 years. I guess a change is good. |
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| FLITASTIC - 2015-11-16 12:27 PM
Quite possibly!!! We squared off his toe on the hind feet a little more last week and kind of rounded the back of his front shoes.. Going to a different performance farrier today and see what he thinks..
Number one rule for shoeing in the barrel racing world. You don't square off the toe on the hind foot to keep from over reaching. That is something from the 1950's. A little out of date. |
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