Re: Shoes - Soft Heel Bar Pads

["Cora" <bandc@teknett.com>]

I too might be interested in this product..Thanks....Cora
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jim Holland <lanconn@tds.net>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 7:40 AM
Subject: RC: Shoes - Soft Heel Bar Pads


> 
> I am looking for a place to purchase a shoeing product called "Soft Heel
> Bar Pads". Would appreciate it if anyone familiar with this product
> could point me to a distributor who sells this product and/or a
> site/phone number where I can get information regarding them.  I have
> been unable to track them down.
> 
> A post at horsehoes.com described them as follows:
> 
> "Approximately 1" is cut from each side of the steel shoe. The pad,
> which covers the whole foot, THICKENS TO SHOE-WIDTH where the shortened
> shoe ends. In effect, the rear half or so of the pad substitutes for
> the missing inch of the shoe as well as the "bar." When the horse clips
> his own heel, the pad flips down until the rear toe clears it, then
> flips back into place instantly. Kinda like wearing a slipper... 
> Although the pad is extremely tough (you cannot bend it away from the
> heel with your bare hands) it gives where steel or aluminum will not. 
> My little man has not pulled a shoe since he's worn these new pads. I
> can't believe how well they work! They even have a hole around the frog
> so it gets air and can be cleaned regularly. Most amazing of all,
> despite extremely sharp lava rock *everywhere* except the arena and his
> stall, the darn plastic they're made from holds up for two shoeings."
> 
> 
> 
> Jim Holland AERC 4074
> 
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