“The 3D pad is designed to emulate the forces generated on the barefoot hoof with a shoe applied. The frog support stops the frog from trying to reach the ground with the weight and movement of the horse. This dissipates all the force on the seat of corn and heels and distributes the weight evenly over the wall and frog as nature intended.”

“The Ed Eclipse is designed for racehorses as a lightweight frog support to dissipate force to the heels. It is used without digital support material.
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The Half Mesh pad is used in conjunction with a soft digital impression material mixed with anti bacterial copper sulphate. This pad is used for horses in a grass pasture and arena or controlled riding environment.
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The Full mesh pad is designed for maximum protection also in conjunction with digital impression material and anti bacterial copper sulphate. This is for horses in stony turnout  and riding environment. This would also be my recommendation for thin soled horses as a protection.”

“The size of the pad is measured at the widest point of the hoof and from toe to heel. Various degrees can also be incorporated with 1, 2, 3 degrees being standard degree pads. This degree needed will be dictated by the Hoof Pastern Angle.”

If in doubt, order a size larger. These pads are easy to trim to size. See the video below for a demonstration.

Pad dimensions are pictured above. You can find a handy comparison of pad sizes and shoe sizes pictured above.

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“The pads are not designed to be reused as the impression material is designed to be held in place by the holes in the pad. If your horse is light on these pads they have been known to be reset in some cases but not guaranteed.”

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Hoof packing (impression material) is vital to ensure excellent contact between your horse’s solar surface/frog and all 3D Hoofcare hoof pads (except the EE pad) – thus providing best support and shock dissipation. Many trainers/farriers forego DIM occasionally in very specific cases.

Ed Eclipse (EE) pads are used without DIM to capitalise on their light weight for race speed and competition performance. 

Deplano pads, with their leather layer, protect against debris intrusion so may be used without DIM in specific competition cases.