Was dead set on aluminum shoes until a vet changed my mind

I've always used steel shoes for everything. Been doing it 8 years now. Last month a vet I respect told me to try aluminum on a mare with navicular issues. I figured she'd just tear them up in 3 weeks. But after 6 weeks they barely wore down and she moved way better. I'm gonna try them on a few more horses before I fully switch. Has anyone else had good luck with aluminum on performance horses?

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joel_young3mo ago

Wow, that's wild to hear they held up that long! I'm curious how the mare's navicular has been doing since you switched - any improvement in her way of going besides just feeling better in the aluminum?

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ray_mitchell3mo ago

Funny how switching things up often reveals what we were missing all along, isn't it?

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