Typical flat foot, in this case on an 8-year old thoroughbred
race horse. This horse also has problems with a persistent
heel crack that requires the support of a bar shoe.
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Start with a standard Sound Horse
Series I
horseshoe. Shown here is the normal ELITE shoe top & bottom.
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Grind a “flat” at the heels to remove the urethane rim pad in the
area where you plan to affix the bar. Drill & tap once you
have fabricated your bar.
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Fabricate the bar that you need for the shoe. Shown here is
a short heart-bar countersunk for 1/4 –20 machine screws.
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Attach the bar with the machine screws
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The heart bar attached to the Sound Horse
Series I shoe.
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If you plan to use a hoof packing under the bar, we suggest a
piece of hooked Velcro to help hold the packing in place while it
forms a pad.
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We apply a carbon fiber repair to the heel crack and at the same
time apply the Sound Horse Series I
bar shoe. The Sound Horse Sigafoos horse shoes are so easy to
use that the horse’s hoof is only off the ground for 60 seconds to
apply and secure. No glue is on the bottom of the hoof.
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Secure the shoe in place with industrial stretch wrap. This
will hold the shoe, hold in the heat to accelerate the adhesive cure
and assure a smooth, hard cuff finish.
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Sound Horse shoes wrapped and hoof placed on the ground. No
adhesive on the bottom of the hoof means no need to hold the hoof
while the glue cures. Fast & Easy
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The finished, unwrapped bar shoe.
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Pack the Bar with Silicone
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The farrier is using Sound Horse EquiFlex-Pak 2-part silicone
hoof packing. This silicone packing material will retain its
flexibility over a wide range of temperatures. Sound Horse
EquiFlex-Pak can also be used with copper sulfate added if required
as a exfoliant or a biostat/biocide.
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Sound Horse Series I
bar shoe with silicone packing applied & trimmed.
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Finished Series I
shoe -shown medially and laterally
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Both front feet shown. Bar shoe with silicone
packing is on the left of the photo (right hoof).
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