Recommended Application of the EponaShoe

While this is not the only way the EponaShoe can be used, this is the recommended way to achieve an easy-to-apply and cost-effective means of accomplishing good "sole support" for the horse.

1) Trim the hoof as you normally would. The hoof wall that the heels should be at a height roughly even with the frog.

2) Apply a two-part silicon-based packing (for example, the EponaShoe Packing). This is hand mixed, very safe, requires no gun, and does not make a mess. We also offer all-natural "granules" which contain an anti-bacterial, anti-fungal ingredients and can be mixed with the packing.

3) Let the horse stand on a paper towel for half a minute or so. This flattens the packing completely.

4) Apply the shoe, either by nailing as usual or with glue. We use "EquiBond" glue, a well-known two-part acrylic glue which has been used for years in this application. For some additional suggestions for how to nail or glue, see the documents listed in the right-hand column of this web-page, or visit our Hints-for-Farriers page.

5) You're done! The foot is completely supported, and you didn't spend a fortune on urethane packings because the EponaShoe has the pad built-in.

We have some short video clips showing some of these steps of applying the packing and the shoe.