Update on that glue-on shoe system I doubted for a rehab case

I had a client with a foundered pony in Boise who needed a break from nails, so I tried the Equi-Pak and glue-on combo after seeing it online. After three months of turnout, the shoes held solid and the hoof wall looks way better than I expected. Has anyone else had a glue-on job last that long on a tough pasture case?

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green.iris5d ago

My buddy in Montana tried the same glue-on setup on his old quarter horse that was notorious for losing shoes in his muddy corral. He slapped them on in April, and they stayed put through a whole spring of rain and muck until the farrier came back in June. We were both shocked when he sent me a photo of the hooves still looking clean and solid at the reset. Have you seen any weird wear patterns on the glue itself after that long?

emery_jackson291mo ago

Guess you're eating your words with a side of glue now, huh? Three months in a pasture and they didn't pop off? That's basically a miracle. I would've bet money that pony was coming back barefoot in a week. Makes you wonder what else we're all wrong about.

stella1211mo ago

That pony's hooves must be made of something special, emery_jackson29. Three months with no trimming and they're still on? My old gelding would lose a shoe just looking at a puddle. Maybe we should all just turn them out and save the farrier money.

derekhunt1mo ago

Yeah, the "miracle" part got me lol. My buddy had a similar thing with his draft cross last spring. That horse was a total klutz and would rip regular shoes off in the mud. They tried some glue-ons as a last shot before just pulling shoes for good. We all joked they'd be gone in a week. Dude left them on for a full eight-week cycle in a soggy field, and they were still totally fine at the next trim. It really does make you question the old rules sometimes.