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Hot Shoeing

What is Hot Shoeing?

Hot shoeing is a method of applying a horseshoe that has been heated in a forge, to the horse’s hoof. Hot steel is much easier to work over using a hammer than it is to shape cold steel. Hot shoeing generally results in a better fit than cold shoeing, but not all farriers agree on that point. It’ll be your call. 

Hot shoeing the hoof seals the cell tubules and prevents water from getting into the horny layer of the hoof in wet conditions, and preserves the existing moisture, when in hot dry conditions. Applying a hot shoe also kills any bacteria on the surface of the just trimmed edges of the hoof. 

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