Studs

[Fancy_mover23]

I was wondering, what is the point of putting studs in your horse's shoes?????

What do they do??

[Struth Ruth]

They're used for grip basically, there's loads of different shaped studs you can buy depending on the hardness/softness of the ground.

Some shoes can take just one stud and others two or three........:)

[Trewsers]

Our Joe has tungsten tips on his shoes - to grip on the road, he's such a spindly devil!!! Some folk use studs for XC.

[helenc]

Yep - they're used for grip.

I don't really use them at home but then I never jump on grass at home unless the ground is good! I wouldn't ever be without them when jumping in competition on grass! I'd also maybe use them for dressage if I thought we might slip.

[Iron Maiden]

I use them for eventing. Dressage is always on grass, horse is usually buzzing & trying to work in a 20x40m area can turn into wall of death! He tends to lose his footing behind without studs so I put little ones in. If the showjumping is on grass I'll usually put studs in too but where you really need them is xc - you really have to motor on & cut the corners if you're going to make the time on a cob so studs are a must to avoid slipping up!