Goodsmith in self-application

My horse is kept in an active stable. The feeding areas are on paving, so the wear on the hooves is quite high. My gelding had always been barefoot until now, but the hoof was super short within a few weeks and my horse sensitive. First I had him shod, but the iron shoes became too smooth too quickly and I also did not like always being dependent on the farrier.

We glue the Goodsmith ourselves, on my gelding so far only at the front. Everything is super well described by Goodsmith, the handling and adjustment more or less explain themselves, and you have the advantage that, even if a Klebebeschlag is kicked off, you can immediately reapply it yourself without much effort (with the repair kit). The durability of the Klebebeschlag is really unique, no iron shoe can match that. Even with our high wear, the plates can be used for two periods.

My gelding moved very sensitively before the gluing, the gait improved immediately with the Goodsmith. After 1-2 days he was running completely normally again, had more reach when ridden and, above all, did not slip on paving either.

The Goodsmith is a really good choice; I would now clearly prefer the Klebebeschlag over a normal iron shoe. Even in the active stable with a lot of movement, romping and running and various surfaces, it holds super well on the hoof and supports the horse optimally.

Photos: Helga B.