Posted by Ed Kinney on August 04, 2002 at 23:53:01:
In Reply to: WRP's posted by Jeff L. on August 02, 2002 at 14:40:25:
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: What is the reasoning behind the WRP Platform heels (for fronts), and when might they be available?
We changed the original pointed heel to platform heels about two years ago. The reason given to us from farriers was that they wanted the shoe to wear longer in the heels, especially for roping and other competition horses. They thought that the platform heel would improve the performance overall and it seems to have done just that. The hind shoes will remain with more of the pointed heel. We manufacture the World Racing Plate under license from Gene Ovnicek who holds the patent.