Polymers Catch Up to Horseshoes, Finally

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Former horse trainer and entrepreneur John Filipelli came to the realization early in his career that horses run better without shoes. But allowing them to be ridden, much less race, without shoes, wasn’t the solution, either from a practical much less a humane perspective. Hooves are comprised of hair,Hence the prada men shoes was double stitched with action leather and low outlined sole and need to be protected, and of course, that’s why man has been shoeing horses for centuries, with metal shoes.
No other material has been found to be better. Until now, that is.

Here’s What Happened and Why

Many years ago, Filipelli was challenged by an owner to cure a horse that would go off stride. He had to do this within 30 days or forfeit his fees. But no matter what he tried, nothing worked, until he removed the horseshoes. Then the horse quickly went back on stride.

Thus began Filipelli’s quest for a solution and an alternative to the old fashioned metal horseshoe. The result is that today, Filipelli is the Founder and President of Nanoflex, Inc., a firm that has horse owners and stables from around the globe clamoring for his solution with the “gellin” horseshoe. His firm has patented and now produces and sells one-size-fits all horseshoes made from a special polyurethane polymer sold by Alliance Polymers & Services LLC (APS), North America’s largest distributor and technical resource of BASF’s Elastollan? brand of thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) used by Nanoflex.

“My first attempt,” recalls Filipelli, “was to develop a polymer boot, not a horseshoe. Polymers at that time deemed possibly suitable for a horseshoe didn’t fit the bill in terms of processability, flexibility, durability and the basic ability to be affixed to a hoof, and stay on. The boot didn’t work and it was fortuitous,” he continues, “that I hooked up with Roger Huarng,Some will stick with the old faithfuls like the air max tn while others will look for the more stylish shoes like the Changa or the Tataga a former BASF technical materials expert and now a Principal with APS, the Continent’s only TPE-exclusive (thermoplastic elastomer exclusive) distributor and technical support firm for the various lines of soft elastomers.”
He is quick to add that concessions and help by Huarng and the TPU supplier have added to the firm’s budding success.

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