Wear of the steward clog

 Besides going Dutch,  Shadows  foot wear of the P to the 3rd Boot  the wood wears very well  seems may last for 6 weeks  heck I can even laminate or screw in another bottom  but just as easy to re-new the base  . Reason I chose  the glove boot  is for its outstanding great custom fit, that comes in half sizes also
fits like a glove is a true statement!

p3 hoof capsule boot day 20

I wanted to leave the boot on as long as Ican  but past experience with boots  is all to do with the weather. since we had a huge down pour here last week and lots of rain  I thought I'd better check on the hoofs for wetness.  with the ease of the new p3 boot  taken them off and on is a breeze  except for my horse has that severe right limb  that makes it hard for her to place weight on.  with the L Extension to that legs  it worked well ,tell I was able to pull the boot off and clean.
As exspected  some smelly feet  the  boots seems to work much better with the medicated gc vettec.  I had a good amount more in one boot then the other.. that foot was much more dryer after the 20 days of application
I dryed the hoof  and installed a newer type of relief insole  made out of  thin fiber board, then placed in the boot  hoof packing  and shimmed up the left foot a bit due to a lower heel.  cleaned the bootom and inspected the steward plywood bottom... all was in great shape, the wood is a great absorbant and a good shock absorber .

Re-intalled the boots with medicated hoof pack and sent Shadow comfortably back to her pasture.  I dont know if that right limb will ever go straight again , due to her old age and nature  all I can do is make her comfortable with this new Capsule boot and it has proven very well   all hardware is still in tack  no loosening to the boot-steward mounting.  For you barefoot groupies out there  there are a few mounting metel screws inside the boot to the steward shoe, I have no screws or nails in the hoofwall.  I have no problem with the Original design application of the Steward shoe screwed on   it has proven it self well, it may breath a bit more and absorb moisture more than the glove boot  wood is basically down to earth and hey its NATURAL!

p3 Hoof Capsule boot kit

Kits come in pairs only   must have equal balance with two boots on.
Kit A Price___________
  2   boot with giator EZ
   2  EDSS  Steward clog  or Wooden 3/4" or 1 1/8"
   1- an2  coffin tip relief  seated out or plate
   8  mounting screws 
   8 washers
   1 tube of goober glue -optional if not assembled
   1 impression material - optional or vettec gs
      application manual and history

Kit B price___________
assembled product  may have to remove clog for proper placement of breakover and p3 rotation angle

Kit C price____________
Lateral  Extension clog  Wooden or composite  will have to measure  hoof and outside wall, may have to modify for final  fit

Kit D   price___________
 assesories, parts, Steward Clogs available sold  sepertely


Measure Hoof length  and measure Hoof width  at widest part of hoof  normally 3/4 back from apex of frog
example:  4.5, 5, 5.5, 6"

Question of Balance will Continue

 As I started this blog it was intended toward proper hoof balance  and all can post. So I plan to update and continue  as soon as I get off my Rocking Horse  with the excitment of the Steward Clog and the Results.  It's time to get the horse Up !

Lateral Extension

When a horse needs extra support off the inside hoof, to make the horse feel less pressure and be able to stand more comfortable with beniefts of correction to a problem like in the example of  my 35 year old young Arab-Saddlebred.  This horse suffers from a bad popped knee ,from a previous injury after she was retired.  I am not able to trim her feet  so i have to place legs on a large block of wood, with this method i have her hoofs hung over the edge  and trim  the left foot.  Since she can not place wieght on her right bad knee this works very well in trimming the hoofs.   She has been placed in the Steward nomal clog on the left foot  due to wieght bearing caused a bit of dropped soreness sole and  right leg swollen a bit. The right foot is placed in a LATERAL Extension  wooden Steward Clog  basicall the same as the right foot with 30 degree in the rear and 45 degree breakover in the front  with radical placement fro breakover  and the use of the wooden clog on the p3 capsule boot  with 1 1/2 inch extension with total roll.

The results were immediate  Shadow Magic is walking all over the farm  and is more alert and comfortable  as she says on her face and eyes, shes even getting into mischeif like her younger days.  This makes me so happy that i took the time to go beyond  and there is hope for older horses, besides this horse is my first horse  that took me to many Endurance completions and got better with age.

New P3 Hoof Capsule Boot

News Flash: Steven A. Elliott of HoofWorks USA, is currently developing a new p3 hoof boot this boot will have the same characteristics as the Wooden Steward rocking horse shoe , defference of being attached to a removable take off boot i will have three versions of this new laminitis Chronic boot style with 2-3 defferent bottoms, and variety of sizes
Updated development and images soon to follow the goal is to comfort the horse and promote-accelerate blood flow.

In addition to a new Ice boot in the making the foundered foot will be soaked in sea salts at 20 minute intervals with the boot making it much easier to apply than traditional methods

For more info stayed tuned to this site Also visit Animal health foundation .com latest research by my friend. Dr. Don Walsh DVM that today told me he is spending a year in Austrailia with Dr. Pollic DVM.