duck tape the heel to close it off, pour in pad, hold foot up horizontally
for 60 secs to ensure pad surface is flat ( be prepared for surrprised horse at
first, pad gets warm when it's drying) http://i3.tinypic.com/118qavr.jpg
holds up very well - 6 weeks easily / 250+ km - and conforms perfectly
to foot - this is a pic after 6 weeks: http://i3.tinypic.com/118q87o.jpg
do wear thin latex gloves as this stuff dries very very fast on your hands
in a black crust which stays on for days hihi
and get some extra spouts, you need one for each foot as equipak dries up
inside, and a couple extra just in case..
From: rdcarrie@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] For the Vet Tech
pour in pad aficionados ...
Vet Tech actually makes a mesh to be used
with the Equibuild. You buy it by the roll and cut pieces off to be nailed
between the shoe and hoof. It's black, and kinda nylon-y feeling.
Very soft and flexible. That's what we use. We only use the mesh
when re-shoing/applying the pads right before the ride. If we have a
couple of weeks hoof growth after shoing, then we don't use mesh...we just clean
the hoof well and pour the pads in.
The foam...Vet Tech also makes little
square foam boards that are sticky on one side...peel off the backing and stick
it to the horse's foot, then let them stand on it to form it to the foot, then
pick up the foot and squirt the pad material in the back. This insures a
nice uniform surface to the pad, and you can press on the bottom of the foam
board to make sure the pad material gets into all the crevices of the
hoof. Then put a piece of duct tape across the back (heel bulb area) of
the foot where you were squirting the stuff in so that it doesn't run out, and
let the horse stand on the foot for 5-10 minutes while it sets up. If you
don't want to get the "special" foam boards, just get any foam board and put
some two-sided tape on it to stick it to the foot.
My husband completed
a very rocky 50 this past weekend using the mesh and equibuild in all 4 feet of
his Paso Fino, and didn't lose any of the pads.
Dawn
Carrie
-----Original Message----- From: RISTREE@xxxxxxx To:
ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, 26 May 2006 06:18:30 EDT Subject: [RC]
For the Vet Tech pour in pad aficionados ...
What do you use for mesh
when you use mesh?
My first set of these pads didn't last for more than a
week or two, and my farrier had used bascically gutter mesh between the hoof and
shoe.
Another farrier who uses them regularly (a dressage friend's hubby)
suggested the netting you use around roses, as the holes are a little smaller
and the mesh is more pliable.
Any thoughts on this one?
This same
farrier who uses them fairly regularly suggested using the blue insulation foam
board (1/2" tho I've only managed to get 3/4") to ensure the pad pours in
evenly. You have the horse step onto it, the foam compresses and typically
sticks to the hoof, and then you have a pouring cast, so to speak.
Happy
for any advice/experience and please feel free to email me directly if you
prefer not to clog up the list.
