Great Durability – Even for Large Hooves
Hello dear readers,
mein großer Freund Lo ist ein Normannischer Cob mit einer Stockmaß von 176 cm und einem Gewicht von 900 kg.
At the end of 2022 the horse was not walking well. Since there was still no improvement after several weeks, we had photos taken.
The problem turned out to be soles that were too thin. The advice was to fit him with horseshoes. Due to the quality of his hooves, I preferredeber nach einer Alternative umgesehen: Hufschuhen.
Unfortunately, it turned out that these were not available in sizes over 200 mm. It was also very difficult to find a professional who wouldh mit mir dieser Herausforderung stellen und eine passende Lösung dafür finden wollte.
Fortunately I found the Belgian Gary, who didn't shy away from this challenge and was regularly willing to come to Noord-Brabant in the Nethererlanden zu reisen.
With the Goodsmith base plates he had already had good experiences, and after research it turned out that these were also available in 220 and 215 mm (necessary in our case)ab.
In January 2023 we attached the first pair of base plates with glue tabs under the hooves.
We are still using this special plate set after 25 weeks. Due to the improved hooves, we had to adjust them several times. This requires verhältnismäßig viel Anstrengung, bietet Ihnen aber gleichzeitig einen super Einblick in den Veränderungsprozess. Beim letzten Mal konnten wir die glue tabs sogar wiederverwenden.
Several professionals were of the opinion that these plates would not be suitable for a horse like Lo due to his weight and the forces involved.
Goodsmith, however, had full confidence when we knocked on their door with our doubts and request for advice. I think we have now proven thats die Materialien von Goodsmith auch für diese besondere Herausforderung eine sehr geeignete Lösung bieten können.
My horse is outside around the clock, on both sand and concrete/paving stone surfaces.
His hooves show a very nice improvement and he walks well on them. Next week we will probably start with the second pair. Because durch die abgenutzte Zehenseite lassen sich die glue tabs nicht mehr gut genug befestigen.
We never thought a set could last 25 weeks, and we are excited to see what the next pair will bring.
Viele Grüße Wendy & Lo
