[Abathar]

Interesting shoes he is nailing there, do you know if they use aluminum or titanium?

A few years ago I machined a set out of stainless steel specifically for a horse that was doing a couple of parades, made good money doing it. I wonder if there is a market for custom machined shoes out of exotic materials, maybe with fancy engraving on them? Think someone would pay good money for a set?

[HairOfTheDog]

They look aluminum, but I've never seen a Titanium shoe :~)

There definitely is a market for specialty shoes out of specialty materials for theraputic needs... I don't know if people would pay money for special engraving though, They get used :~)

[Calvin Locke]

Stainless isn't that hard of a material, relatively speaking, is it?

In other words, did it wear well?

I remember an Olympics. One US marathon runner had shoe smith shave an additional eighth ounce off each shoe the night before the race.

Any idea what they do for big stake equestrian races?

[fernwood]

Racing shoes are aluminum. To keep the weight light. Since they are done just for the race , too expensive and no need for titanium.