Glue On Shoe FAQs
Are your horses receiving glue-on shoes? Here are the essential questions and protocol to guarantee a successful shoeing.
Prepare for a Glue-On Shoeing
Make sure the hooves are dry.
The glue cannot cure properly on a wet hoof, so do not expose horses to wet areas on the day that a glue-on shoeing is scheduled.
Glue takes time to cure.
If a horse is particularly restless or jumpy, they may need sedation for the shoeing. Unlike with nailed shoes, the shoe needs to be held to the hoof uninterrupted for more than a minute during the initial application.
Once the shoes are applied, the glue takes 3-hours to cure fully, so after application the horse should stay stalled for that period, preferably eating hay so they are most at ease.
Glue-On FAQs
After applying shoes how long do the horses need to be stalled?
3-hours minimum is best.
Are there any other precautions to be taken in the first 24 hours after applying shoes?
After the 3-hour cure time, there are no additional precautions and the horse can resume normal activities.
Do environmental conditions (rain, etc) affect glue-ons?
If allowed to properly cure, glue-ons are actually less affected by any environmental conditions and stay on better than nail-ons.
How are glue-ons pulled?
Removing glue-ons requires special technique and equipment, which is why they stay on so consistently. Never try to pull a glue-on shoe on your own.
If for some reason the glue was not allowed to fully cure and a shoe is lost, what steps should be taken?
In these rare cases, the horse should be restalled to avoid injury until they can be refitted. As always, we appreciate if the lost shoe can be found to be reglued.