What is a full swedge shoe?

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What is a full swedge shoe?

A full swedge shoe is defined by the edge treatment it has all the way around the shoe. The swedge creates a crease or groove along the entire perimeter, and the shoe surface becomes concave rather than flat. This combination lightens the shoe and helps it seat more smoothly on the hoof by matching the hoof’s curvature, while still providing the needed strength. It’s not just a flat shoe, not a studded one, and not defined by a high toe—the defining feature is the full, circumference crease with a concave bottom.

A full swedge shoe is defined by the edge treatment it has all the way around the shoe. The swedge creates a crease or groove along the entire perimeter, and the shoe surface becomes concave rather than flat. This combination lightens the shoe and helps it seat more smoothly on the hoof by matching the hoof’s curvature, while still providing the needed strength. It’s not just a flat shoe, not a studded one, and not defined by a high toe—the defining feature is the full, circumference crease with a concave bottom.

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