First, you need to shape the shoe to fit. The shoe itself is fairly easy to shape as it's aluminum inside but the kevlar cuff tends to get in the way and the plastic coating makes it somewhat harder to get the shoe flat again while shaping it.
Of course, a horse with hoof problems may well have some fairly irregular shaped hooves making it even more challenging to get the shape just right. I like to put the hoof down on the shoe to check that it's fitting well all around, here the cuff is pulled down to check the fit.
The next part of the process needs both hands and it goes really fast so I don't have photos of it. Essentially you mix the glue, work it into the kevlar mesh and then apply it to the hoof. You then quickly wrap cling-wrap around it to hold it in place while the glue sets. After about 20 shoes you'll find you can do this quickly and without getting covered in glue. The key to success is to have everything laid out within easy reach before you start work.
The other absolutely key requirement is to get the temperature of the glue right before you start. Too warm and it will set before you can get it all mixed into the kevlar, too cold and it will take longer to set and thus will be more likely to having the horse move it by twisting their hoof on the ground while it sets. If it's warm, put the glue in the fridge for a few hours before you start, it's easy to get it warmed up again.
SoundHorse is the supplier of these shoes. We used them for over a year on this horse and overall they worked very well. Initially they were quite hard to keep on for very long but with practice and much more thorough surface preparation they began to stick much better. After a year however the hooves really needed a break from the constant exposure to glue and he's now barefoot in the pasture.
