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Re: [RC] Steel or Aluminum shoes? - Quentin & Libby LlopI shoe my horse, Fly, with aluminum and generally get up to 200 competition miles on a set. We got pulled at 77 miles in the NC, but I can't imagine a more abrasive 77 miles and the shoes were in good shape. I agree with Ed that results vary tremendously from horse to horse. There are some big advantages (like not slipping on pavement and concrete) and it might be worth it to give it a try and see if they work for your horse. Libby Sisu West Ranch wrote: I have only seen, personally, one endurance horse shod in Aluminum shoes. By the end of the ride they were trashed. The ride was about average in abrasiveness, and the horse before and after was not hard on steel shoes. There is real differences in how hard horses are on shoes. Perhaps, a horse easy on shoes could successfully be shod in Aluminum, if the environment was not particularly abrasive. The other end of the spectrum is Ranger. He needs hard surfaced steel shoes or he wears them out in about a month. Yes, I do know that "proper" conformation would prevent excess shoe wear, but we got to deal with the horse we have. Ed *Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower Road Victor, MT 59875* *(406) 642-9640* *ranch(at)sisuwest(dot)us* =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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