BOND-N-FLEX Shoeing Process

Bond-N-Flex should be used in a well ventilated area and should be kept away from sparks and open flame. Please read labels on each cartridge carefully before use. Use gloves to avoid contact with skin.
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Note that this foot is underslung and has thin walls.	Note how this foot has a thin sole and a flat foot.	This foot is underslung and small with limited foot to work with.	. Club foot, thin walls, etc.
Remove shoe, remove any decay hoof material. Dress and prepare hoof in the normal way	Dressed foot. Important to remove all decayed hoof material. Note this horse has thin walls with limited nailing room. Also note bruising and sensitive area close to hoof wall.	This hoof has areas of decayed hoof material towards the heels. Deep decayed areas should be cleaned as much as possible. If there is a chance for abscess or infection, fill the depression with play-doh.	. Note shoe placement on foot over play-doh filling. Use spatula to remove excess Bond-N-Flex while filling any cracks and voids. Once Bond-N-Flex has cured 75%, a match can be used to dig out surplus play-doh.
Bond-N-Flex bonded shoe. Wipe away excess Bond-N-Flex with a spatula taking care to fill any cracks and voids in hoof wall. When Bond-N-Flex is 75% cured, a hoof knife can be used to cut away and shape.		. Bond-N-Flex sole option; with a spatula spread Bond-N-Flex about a quarter inch thick liberally on the sole after shoe has being fitted.
Items required: (Have all items laid out neatly and close at hand in advance) Electric Grinder, Hair Dryer, Latex Gloves, Sheet Cotton, Saran Wrap, Bond-N-Flex, Nozzles, Bond-N-Flex Gun, Play-doh, Spatulas and an Extension cord.		. With spatula clear off excess Bond-N-Flex from frog. No Bond-N-Flex should be allowed to cure against the frog. Bond-N-Flex can be roughly formed with a spatula prior to curing.
Tips: Take care not to let prepared hoof have contact with the ground without being rapped in sheet cotton and saran wrap. Be clean. Grind shoe finish from the the contact side of the "fitted" shoe. Do not touch prepared surface of shoe again. Discard first inch of Bond-N-Flex from nozzle.		. As Bond-N-Flex cures, a hoof knife should be used to pear away excess Bond-N-Flex and shape to a typical hoof appearance. Bond-N-Flex offers good protection when applied about a quarter inch thick.
Foot can be rasped in the traditional manner to finish. It's recommend to advise horse owner not to paint hoof oil directly onto Bond-N-Flex.		.Note: These feet are somewhat undeslung and a larger shoe was applied to bring the heels back under the hoof. Further note Bond-N-Flex in the heel area only filled the gap for the larger shoe. The heels were not built up.
Bond-N-Flex strongly advises to grind the finish from the hoof surface of the shoe. Take care not to touch surface again.	Apply Bond-N-Flex to a thickness of a quarter an inch to the shoe. Then let Bond-N-Flex cure slightly and fit firmly. Hold shoe in place for a few minutes.	Latex gloves are recommend as is a spatula. A spatula can be cut from a plastic alcohol bottle. A Pliable spatula is suggested. Bond-N-Flex suggest to have a disposable small plastic container like the bottom of an alcohol bottle when several tubes of Bond-N-Flex are needed.	. Wrap foot in saran wrap after spatula has wiped away and filled any cracks and voids. The use of a blow dryer will help in the curing process. Once cured 75% allow horse to rest foot.