...you may ask what they have in common??
Me too. But, I started reading about the "quater crack" in the hoof and found out we could be in the hoof repair business too - sort of.
Kevlar, fiberglass and epoxy - sand to shape...

http://www.sbsequine.com/hoof-patch.html

http://www.ivis.org/proceedings/aaep/20 ... 100287.pdf

Bet they get to charge double for the product and repairs are done in quarter of the time.

Cool I'll bet my brother in law has worked with this or similar stuff in his days as a farrier. He's a 5 time world champion farrier in the Calgary competitions. He's gearing up to get back into competitions since they just sold their hotel in England and he wants something to do again. Be looking out for Grand David Moon if you are interested in the world of farriers. He is the best at what he does, and has the trophies, and job, to prove it.