Composite Glue-On Shoeing for Performance

I offer a range of composite glue-on shoes to compliment and build a healthier hoof. Composite (plastic or rubber) shoes are a game changer for many horses. They offer protection for healthy hooves working hard on different surfaces, or comfort for compromised feet.

Composites provide protection while still allowing hoof function, shoes aim to mimic load distribution and flexion of a healthy hoof. Mechanics and balance can be altered and built by the shoe and glue, creating positive angles and alignment, and improving landing and breakover.

Glueing means that horses can wear shoes for as long or as short a length of time as we like, some horses will wear glue-on shoes just for a specific event and then go back to barefoot, without damaging the hoof, others live all year round in their shoes.

I predominantly 3D print my own shoes, which means I can customise shoes for each horse, printing to size and adding in wedges as needed, and the shoes can also be rasped into shape.

Composite Shoeing and Casting for Rehab

Rehab work often requires materials that can be used to “build hoof”, hold in treatment and provide stability and comfort.

Casting on its own is a great solution for horses needing quick comfort and hoof capsule sabilisation. For hooves that are broken, collapsed or infected, casting creates a “new hoof capsule”, and holding in treatment for thrush or seedy toe infections.

Cast and shoe combinations can help with rehabing broken hooves, while adding depth and alignment. they are also useful for some laminitic horses and other pathologies.

Formahoof

Formahoof is a bit of a secret weapon in rehab. It is “liquid fit” so it moulds perfectly to the hoof on the inside, while creating a new “ideal hoof capsule” on the outside. It wraps around the whole hoof with a polymer that performs in a similar way to hoof, it can flex and twist, while creating greater stability.

When it comes to building alignment while promoting hoof growth and function, I have never seen anything else that promotes development of both internal and external structures quite like Formahoof.