Was just wondering if anyone has used the champion titanium shoes? Keep seeing them on youtube, but can't find any info. Emailed the guy and he said he would send me something in the mail, but 2 months later still nothing. Kind of curious as to the price. Don't know if I would use them at all, but have one client who is interested maybe. Told her I would try and find the cost. She had aluminum with the last farrier, but she would wear them out in a week or two. Have been putting ooo St. Croix lites, and they are fairly lightweight, but hey kind of curious myself.

Titanium is expensive, has to be worked hot, and some alloys give off noxious fumes when worked in the forge.

What is this owner doing with her horse?

She is just trail riding and road riding. The steel is working fine, it just took her a while to get it through her head that the aluminum her last farrier was putting on was not going to last with the amount of riding she does now. She was saying steel was too heavy and all.

What about plastic or rubber?

I could put rubber or plastic on, but it is not really an issue with the steel. I have to put a rocker toe on the front anyway to keep the horse from interfering. Just wanted to see the prices for the titanium more than anything.

DoubleCFarrierService wrote:
For trail riding? Have her hold each of the shoes in each hand and then estamate how much her horse can lift. "4 Star" brand Alum shoes last longer than most brands.

Hello DoubleC,
I am sorry that you never received any information. I would be happy to send it to you so you have a complete understanding of our Titanium shoe's qualities. Please let me know where you would like it sent.

Just to respond to the comments on your post I would say this. We at Champion Titanium Horseshoes have just begun releasing our new line of Titanium horseshoes. Our new shoes have been field tested for a while now and the resulting feedback has have been very good. Farriers have been happy with the wear, nail holes, the resetting ability and health of the hoof after wearing the shoes. They are light and weigh half the weight of steel.

There are no noxious or unsafe fumes when forging our Titanium shoes. Our grade of Titanium is 100% biocompatible and safe for farriers. When the shoe is heated it is more pliable and easier to move than steel. You say you need a Rocker Toe and I hope you saw in one of the clips how easily Bill Poor forges a nice Rocker Toe on our shoe.

We are just building the sales network now and I can help direct you if you let me know where you are. The resetting ability and the hoof health benefits help to make the shoe cost effective.

I hope this helps.

How are your shoes made?

Rick;
I've worked titanium before. It held the heat well and at average hot temps was as easy to move as steal. I dont see it being a problem.

SlowShoe in gray, stuff deleted

I've worked titanium before. It held the heat well and at average hot temps was as easy to move as steal. I dont see it being a problem.

I don't know if the outfit selling Champion shoes is the same company from someplace back East (NJ?) that was selling Ti shoes in the 1990s, but I used some of the "old" Champion Ti shoes on a few barrel horses and runners and I loved 'em. They forged like butter at a red/yellow, wouldn't move at all at a black, and didn't seem to hold heat as well as Fe.

The first time I tried to set a clip in a Ti shoe, I broke the top half off. The next time, I made damn sure all of the clip was at the same angle as the wall when I burned it in.

Tom Stovall, CJF wrote:
Never clipped a TI shoe. But will keep this in mind!

SlowShoe wrote:
Tom and SlowShoe,
Titanium does heat faster to a workable temperature than steel and is easier and softer to move for sure. It cools down more quickly because it is not a conductor. Good "clip" fitting tip to make it easier.

Dan

So what do you get for a pair of shoes? Do you front/hind patterns? Different styles? Do you have a cataloug?

You'll need to contact him by PM for that information.

Baron