Glue-On Shoes Compared
"I was very skeptical at first, since he had eliminated the other glue-on shoes within a few days, and with horn loss too..."
Hallo,
I'm Dani and a veterinary technician. I have two horses, one for 24 years and one for 5 years. Both have been with me since birth.
Tequila, my Bavarian Warmblood, is the 5-year-old gelding that I am currently training as a reliable leisure partner. We do leisure rides, groundwork, desensitization and go on trails.
He is in the box at night, on the paddock during the day. Every horse gets its rest time, regular feed, lots of fresh air and the opportunity to move as much as they want every day.
The hoof situation is fundamentally not bad, as he has quality horn which is also relatively hard. On trails he is very sensitive and has already had lameness due to sole bruises, hematomas or hemorrhaging.
Before Goodsmith I tried other synthetic shoes and glue-on shoes. Unfortunately they only lasted between 2 days and 2 weeks on the hoof, which is why I then got hoof boots. But I couldn't use those 24/7.
We are often on trails, on paved roads, in sand and on demanding terrain.
Since using the Goodsmith synthetic shoe we have had no more lameness, no more bleeding appears during hoof trimming. And the whole thing holds great despite mud!
FAZIT: II was very skeptical at first, since he had eliminated the other Klebebeschläge within a few days, and with horn loss too... despite large bell boots and good preparation and prepping for gluing etc. I therefore switched to hoof boots, I'm not lazy but since the horses are on the paddock every day, he has muddy dirty hooves/legs before riding and they are not always perfectly clean before putting on the boots... which after a short time also led to him having a small chafed spot after riding... I definitely don't want that. Bruises were still visible since the protection wasn't permanent (I don't want that and in my opinion it doesn't belong on there permanently except for therapy purposes)... horseshoes were out of the question for fear that he would kick them off after a short time too and I'd find horseshoes + nails on the paddock or in his/other horses' hooves... I let Lena convince me to try a glue-on shoe again... we chose the Goodsmith and what can I say xD I wrote to her every evening that the "shoes" were still on. He still wears bell boots, I wash the shoe in the evening after the paddock and in the 6 to 8 weeks I "re-sealed" 2-3 times, meaning washed in the evening, let dry and in the morning with Kleber touched up... has always held perfectly now, no lameness, no bleeding, no Strahlfäule under the shoe, nothing! Stollen we already had in for better grip... we were also able to use one set a second time so all in all a good investment for my boy.... if something in neon green (or red or orange xD) were to come along that would of course be AMAZING xD
