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?
Shoes on a pleasure horse don’t have to wear all that well, they’re only on 8 weeks... maybe 16 if they aren’t too worn.
The shoes for big races and big events don’t have to last long at all. The shoes were chosen this morning for today’s track conditions.
I made them from heat treated 420 stainless steel, pretty much the same thing as a lot of knives are made from. The stuff is not a lot of fun to machine, but it will probably last a lot longer than a standard steel shoe would. I machine a lot of exotic materials, I was wondering if I put carbide spikes in the bottom of them for people who had to ride on ice, like studs on a tire, if that would work.