Natural Balance PLR Race XT

Product Overview The Aluminum PLR Race XT is the next generation in aluminum performance foot wear for horses. The XT version of the PLR Race has a 3mm (1/8") wear plate embedded in the toe to both improve the longevity of the shoe and offer a little more traction.  Although the wear plate does extended above the surface of the shoe by 3mm, it remains flush with the ground surface of the shoe to minimize its affect on the leverage reduction benefits of the shoe.  As the demands on performance horses has increased over the decades, so has a need to update the way we care for their feet. The latest information regarding pathology in pleasure and performance horses is suggesting that the lack of leverage relief offered by either foot wear or the terrain is a primary cause. Strain or lesions on the DDFT and the connective tissue around the coffin (DIP) joint is a growing concern based on MRI findings over the last several years. Because horses were not particularly designed to turn and run