Heads up on those new glue-on shoes

Lately, a bunch of farriers in my area have been pushing glue-on shoes. I put a set on a quiet ranch horse last week. The glue did not hold, and the shoe came loose in the pasture. The horse took a bad step and is now lame. I feel terrible and won't use that method again without more testing.

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amy31117h ago

Yeah, that's my big worry with glue-ons too. I've seen them fail when it gets really wet or really hot, the glue just doesn't hold up. Like, we had a stretch of heavy rain and three clients called about loose shoes within a week. It's not just the application, it's how the environment beats on them after. Makes me nervous for anything but a perfect, dry climate.