Event horses need solid shoes which are well designed for balance of weight, durability, traction, support and staying on in extreme conditions.
As a horse that does basically all of the above with some real galloping thrown in, they have to stay in the middle of how the dressage and jumpers are “optimized”.
Many event riders prefer a “concave” shoe that cuts into the ground more than the flat shoe of the other disciplines. Shoeing for eventers is often highly customized.
Shoeing the eventer hind.
Using Kerckhaert sx8 hinds, this horse is all set up to work on the roads with those drive in studs or on the grass using the drilled and tapped holes to place caulks. I know it seems that I have trailers on all my hinds if you look around at this site, but I swear [...]
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Lateral support
Studies show that properly applied lateral support can greatly reduce the need for hock injections.



