City Head nails are used primarily for riding horses. The head sizes of City and slim are usually the same but the blade shank is stouter in the city head. City heads are useful when the hoof wall is thick and hard. Learn More

Nails with the Race designation are used most often on Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse or Standardbred race horses that wear light steel or aluminum shoes. These horses are often shod on 3 or 4 week intervals and the small shank of the nail creates less damage to the hoof. Small size shoes used for ponies, yearlings and smaller breeds also may be punched for race nails. Learn More

These "hard-headed" nails are great for traction on paved and hard surfaces, as well as frozen surfaces. Farriers who haves tested the nails are providing excellent comments about the nail and its ability to keep the hard facing material on each nail head in place and not cracking or separating from the nail head. Packed 100 nails per plastic box Learn More

The Special designation nails have smaller heads that fit well into sliding plates to minimize amount of head that is above surface of shoe. Learn More

Slim blade nails are used primarily for riding horses. The slimmer blade is preferred by many farriers because it displaces less hoof and reduces damage to the wall. The head sizes are often the same as their City head counterpart because they are being used in the same shoes. Learn More

Regular head nails have a larger head than the City styles. The shank of the nail is also proportionately larger than City styles. They are used for resets but are also used for horses that are working on difficult terrain or have traction devices that create more stress on the nails. Larger regular head nails are used for Draft or other work horses. They are also used for gaited horse disciplines that are shod with thicker steel. Learn More

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