Help for Glue on shoes
Hello,
My mare has a special condition and my farrier and I are stumped. I need farrier advice on which glue on shoes to use.
Here is what to know:
-Thoroughbred mare with typical bad hooves. Almost no place to nail on shoes. Yes, she has supplements for that. She has really thin soles.
- She lives out 24/7.
- she does hunters.
- she has a history of laminitis in one front hoof due to a dumb pasture accident. After sleeping laying down in the sun, she stepped on her left front with her right front. She has a curve in her hoof since then. No pedal bone rotation.
- she has recently been on/off lame and has been diagnosed with a beginning of navicular on her right front hoof.
-Left front grows in heel and not a lot of toe. Right front grows in toe and not a lot of heel. It is being balanced masterfully by my farrier.
- we need glue ons because traditional egg bar shoe will get ripped twice and leave absolutely nothing to nail shoes on.
-she is currently in Glu-shoe and it doesn’t work. She needs more heel support.
- she is barefoot in the back and perfectly sound. I am searching for fronts.
- available in Canada is a big plus.
Do any of you have suggestions for glue on shoes that have worked well with navicular and considering my mare’s condition?
Thanks in advance for the suggestions!
Posted Jul 11, 2026, 2:26 PM UTC