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Glue Horse Shoeing for Equines with Weak Hoofs
The next time your horse needs shoes, don’t be surprised if
the farrier brings out the glue rather than the nails. These
nailless alternatives won’t replace normal horseshoeing, but
when your horse has a hoof problem; glues can be a temporary
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In 1986, a polymethylmethcrylate synthetic composite called Equilox
was developed to help repair hoof-wall losses and cracks. It
is an acrylic that is flexible and adhesive. To use it, the
farrier will trim and prepare the hoof as usual and use an
aluminum shoe, preferably one with quarter clips. The shoes should be sized to extend slightly past the
hoof wall from the widest part of the hoof toward the heel.
This provides a base for the composite, which is then
smoothed up onto the hoof. |
 Both hoof and shoe are washed with a solvent. The composite
is then prepared by mixing it and combining it with
fiberglass strands. This combination makes Equilox more
flexible and easily molded, while also adding more
structural strength to the bond. This
composite-and-fiberglass mixture is then rolled into two
tubes. The first is placed around the prepared hoof,
starting at the quarter and extending down to the heel.
The shoe is then set in place and the excess composite on
the surface of the hoof is molded into the sole’s existing
convacity. By forming a ‘false sole’ this way, extra
protection is provided to the horse’s hoof. The farrier then
covers the hoof with plastic to allow it to cure.
Glued horseshoes should be reset every four to six weeks.
The same shoe can be glued on again, or they can be replaced
with regular nailed-on horseshoes. To remove a glued-on
horseshoe, hoof nippers are inserted gently between the shoe
and the hoof at the heel. Small cuts are made through the
glue at the heel, and the shoe simply peels off.
If properly applied, glued-on shoes are rarely lost.
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Read the next horse shoes article on
Basics about farrier and horse shoeing. |
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