First attempt at this shoe, made to size and finished in 40 mins. Any advice from folks who have made or fitted this type of shoe? I would be reluctant to use this shoe on a horse but would love to hear from people who have and what results they had. Thanks
this is one of Chris Gregories favorite shoes he applies. Check his postings or contact him and get his opinions. He probably applies it more than most. my 2 cents worth
Hi Rick please forgive the lateness of my reply. I always feel that the toe of the hoof requires support from a shoe even if involves setting the toe of the shoe away from the ground surface. I have seen a few disasters over the years from where open toe shoeing has been perfomed such as what Gabino posted recently: http://farriersforum.com/threads/neglect-shoeing-in-laminitis-case.433/#post-9772 Thats why I started these threads to find out everyones thoughts and sucesses/failures with these types of shoe
Hi Marc i have never fitted one but i might have the frog plate wider and more central it looks to be at 5 past
John, here is where I got the idea for making a W Bar Shoe, this is the first one I've seen made: http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.ph....186140102394.109077.566612394&type=3&theater
Have not ever used this shoe. But saw a picture of one, on a page in forge & farrier magazine, Jim Ferrie's article on Hoofcracks. Showing an open toed heart bar shoe for a full length dorsal hoof crack. Also page 196, Holmes - Principles and Practice of Horseshoeing, has a straight bar with a decent frog plate, in with an open toe, description states - specifically for deep toe cracks, with clips each side of toe crack to stabilise it. So somebody please be good to xplain the significance for taking out toe support under a dorsal crack. I guess it has alot to do with the potential and pain for soft tissue pinching under weight bearing?. thanks, Paddy
I have a mare with a crack just off centre to do next week i think i will just go with a straight bar and maybe set the area down with 2 clips
