Comfort Health Performance Safety

Jumping ● Dressage ● Sportdriving ● Eventing ● Endurance ● Rehab ● Trotting ● Icelandic

●Working Equitation ● Police ● Military ● Carriage horses

Why Öllöv?

  • The rubber absorbs both shock & vibrations, for added comfort, welfare and health.
  • Dampens maxload that horse is exposed to, even on soft surfaces like fiber (10%) and grass (12%) (see details under scientific studies).

  • Added comfort, less shock & vibrations can promote more power in gaits for some horses

  • Outstanding for horses recovering from various back, leg and hoof issues. A softer, shock-and vibration absorbing shoe offers relief and promotes a quicker recovery. Öllöv shoes have been used extensively for 20+ years in different rehab situations with great success.

  • Offers excellent grip where needed, asphalt, ice, grass, cement giving the horse a secure feeling, promoting a full step in every step.

  • No snowsoles usually needed as snow doesn’t stick to the rubber.

  • Much added safety for traveling loading unloading, transporting etc.

  • The shoe preserves the natural bloodflow in the hoof (unlike a steel shoe where the bloodvessels are more likely to close up due to the vibrations in the hoof) promoting healthy growth of the hoof.

  • Positive for the hoofmechanism. Read more in the study about the expansion of the hoof in horses wearing ironshoes vs öllöv rubbershoes Hoofmecanism study öllöv rubbershoe at SLU

  • The slidingphase of the rubbershoe is closer to the unshod hoof, than that of a steel shoe, on most surfaces.Read more about sliding phase tests below.

To produce a shoe with correct sliding phase on all surfaces has been our focus and is subject to tests over and over. The naked hoof has been the base and we have seen that the slidingphase is close to naked hoof on tested surfaces. This was established in a study made with the swedish university SLU already in 1998 that you can read here evaluation of sliding phase öllöv steel unshod or read entire study Öllöv Study SLU English b) and again in tests done by Prof. Roepstorff and his OBST used to measure fibersand arenas also at Olympic games and worldcups etc. The slidingphase was also tested by students at Chalmers Technical University with same results in 2018.

WHO benefits from Öllöv Shoes?

Jumping: Dampens maxload, also on fiber 10% grass 12%. Shoe is wider than normal shoes giving added surface against hoof, offers grip where needed especially on grass.

Dressage: Dampens maxload, offers added comfort and power. Added safety when exercising outside arena.

Sport Driving: Perfect for changing between different surfaces, hard, soft. Offers grip in obstacles, comfort and power in dressage.

Endurance: the added grips allows for even pace downhill and uphill in terrain. The Softer shoes with added comfort and bloodflow promotes fresh legs all the way.

Trotting: Dampens maxload, offers grip, added bloodflow promotes fresh legs. Extra gentle to young horses in hard training, promotes healthy legs and hoofs.

Eventing: Benefits for both jumping, dressage and terrain. The added grip is perfect for the change of surfaces.

Icelandic Horses: Added comfort promotes better gaits in the demanding movements. Added safety and comfort for trailriding in all terrains.

Mounted Games: Added grip, less need for studs.

Police & Military: Much added safety from improved grip on asphalt, less injuries, improved welfare for all horses working on hard surfaces such as asphalt for long periods.

 

WHY use Öllöv Shoes?

  • The rubber absorbs both shock & vibrations, for added comfort, welfare and health.
  • Dampens maxload that horse is exposed to, even on soft surfaces like fiber (10%) and grass (12%) (see details under scientific studies).

  • Added comfort, less shock & vibrations can promote more power in gaits for some horses

  • Outstanding for horses recovering from various back, leg and hoof issues. A softer, shock-and vibration absorbing shoe offers relief and promotes a quicker recovery. Öllöv shoes have been used extensively for 20+ years in different rehab situations with great success.

  • Offers excellent grip where needed, asphalt, ice, grass, cement giving the horse a secure feeling, promoting a full step in every step.

  • No snowsoles usually needed as snow doesn’t stick to the rubber.

  • Much added safety for traveling loading unloading, transporting etc.

  • The shoe preserves the natural bloodflow in the hoof (unlike a steel shoe where the bloodvessels are more likely to close up due to the vibrations in the hoof) promoting healthy growth of the hoof.

  • Positive for the hoofmechanism. Read more in the study about the expansion of the hoof in horses wearing ironshoes vs öllöv rubbershoes Hoofmecanism study öllöv rubbershoe at SLU

  • The slidingphase of the rubbershoe is closer to the unshod hoof, than that of a steel shoe, on most surfaces.Read more about sliding phase tests below.

To produce a shoe with correct sliding phase on all surfaces has been our focus and is subject to tests over and over. The naked hoof has been the base and we have seen that the slidingphase is close to naked hoof on tested surfaces. This was established in a study made with the swedish university SLU already in 1998 that you can read here evaluation of sliding phase öllöv steel unshod or read entire study Öllöv Study SLU English b) and again in tests done by Prof. Roepstorff and his OBST used to measure fibersand arenas also at Olympic games and worldcups etc. The slidingphase was also tested by students at Chalmers Technical University with same results in 2018.

WHO benefits from Öllöv Shoes?

Jumping: Dampens maxload, also on fiber 10% grass 12%. Shoe is wider than normal shoes giving added surface against hoof, offers grip where needed especially on grass.

Dressage: Dampens maxload, offers added comfort and power. Added safety when exercising outside arena.

Sport Driving: Perfect for changing between different surfaces, hard, soft. Offers grip in obstacles, comfort and power in dressage.

Endurance: the added grips allows for even pace downhill and uphill in terrain. The Softer shoes with added comfort and bloodflow promotes fresh legs all the way.

Trotting: Dampens maxload, offers grip, added bloodflow promotes fresh legs. Extra gentle to young horses in hard training, promotes healthy legs and hoofs.

Eventing: Benefits for both jumping, dressage and terrain. The added grip is perfect for the change of surfaces.

Icelandic Horses: Added comfort promotes better gaits in the demanding movements. Added safety and comfort for trailriding in all terrains.

Mounted Games: Added grip, less need for studs.

Police & Military: Much added safety from improved grip on asphalt, less injuries, improved welfare for all horses working on hard surfaces such as asphalt for long periods.