SALE! 23 CASTLE PLASTIC HORSE SHOEING PADS VARIOUS SIZE AND TYPES

Description

A BUNDLE OF  23 PLASTIC HORSE SHOEING PADS FOR SALE.   NEVER USED. Stored in a box together and has accumulated some dust but they are in very good condition.  Not  stored in sun, rain or open barn. Price includes packaging for shipping.
INFO RE CASTLE PLASTICS:
Castle Plastics  Pads are made out of the same durable material as our white Performance Pads, which can be much more user friendly than aluminum in many situations. Ideal for treating quarter cracks, or for floating an injury anywhere within the hoof.
Information copied from Farrier notes:
Farriers apply pads to horses feet for a variety of reasons, most of them involving hoof problems.
1. Polyurethane
Polyurethane is a synthetic material, which can be made in various degrees of hardness, elasticity and thickness. It is excellent for dampening the high frequency shocks that occur on hard going. This provides cushioning for the sole and a degree of protection for the distal joints.
Due to their firmness, synthetic pads in combination with suitable packing material are good for redistributing the load from the bearing edge to the sole, frog and bars. Due to the lighter weight of shoe and pad, this solution is a practicable alternative to a bar shoe
2. Robert M. Bowker, VMD, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathology at Michigan State University, says, “They appear to represent a continuation of the industry to produce materials that can better withstand the loads imposed upon the foot by the horse as well as not become permanently deformed once the loads of the horse have been imposed upon the pads. Because these pads do not seem to become permanently compressed as some others may, they hopefully would provide a ‘softer’ type of support, especially for the severely laminitic foot.”