ray363•1d ago

Used to hate aluminum shoes until I tried them on a wet track

I was always a steel shoe guy for like 15 years. But last spring I had a client with a thoroughbred who kept slipping on the grass track at Churchill Downs. An old timer named Pete finally convinced me to try aluminum event shoes on her and I swear she stopped slipping completely by the next week. Anybody else stubbornly stick with one metal and then regret not switching sooner?

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cooper.phoenix1d ago

Stubbornly stuck with steel for years. Aluminum shoes made my horse way more confident on wet turf. Wish I had switched sooner, it's a no brainer.

the_sandra1d ago

Aluminum wears faster, have you checked how often your farrier visits now?