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    Re: [RC] [RC] horseshoe technology: Easywalker - Rob


    I'm not familiar with the sizing system. Yes to be properly applied the
    kit is needed. Everything I shoe for endurance I use steel shoes on. On
    some horses I'll use the HoofPrints ImPak pad to protect the sole from
    sharp edged rocks on hard packed trail. If a steel shoe is properly
    shaped and applied with no nails behind the widest point of the hoof
    that mechanism will function as if there were no shoe there. This is
    evident if you remove a shoe from a hoof and look at the hoof surface of
    the shoe, You can usually see a shiny spot and shallow groove in the
    shoe where the heels were resting upon it. As far as wear I like the way
    the Natural Balance steel shoe wears. I have a pair that has 145 miles
    of endurance rides on them and they're still in good enough shape to
    nail back on the horse. There was very little wear on the ground
    surface, I don't know whether it's due to the alloy they are composed of
    or of the shape of the shoe minimizes wear.
    
    
    Rob
    
    Rob Kalb
    Rob's Equine Hoof Care
    Phelan CA
    
    
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    Re: [RC] [RC] horseshoe technology: Easywalker, April Johnson