I swore by aluminum shoes for years until a client's horse slipped bad on wet pavement

After that fall cost me a $600 vet bill and three weeks of rehab, I switched to steel with borium studs and haven't looked back - anyone else had a boss or owner push back on the cost difference?

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wren30715d ago

You ever have a horse that just refuses to stand still for the farrier no matter what? I had this one old gelding, Rocky, must have been twenty years old, would dance around like a two-year-old the second he saw the rasps come out. Took two of us just to get his front hooves done. Anyway, I get the steel with borium thing, that stuff really grabs on wet pavement. My buddy swears by those little tungsten carbide studs you can screw in, says they last twice as long as borium even though they cost a bit more up front.

the_spencer15d ago

Yeah @wren307 that's basically the thing, you pay a little more upfront or you pay a lot more later when something goes bad. Same with tires on a truck or boots you wear every day, the cheap stuff ends up costing you double in the long run. I think most owners who balk at the price just haven't had to pay a vet bill yet, once they do the math changes real fast.