Thanks for the suggestions, I went out and bought 4 more pair that are made of the same material for practice (the wrecking yard was having a special, whatever you could fit in a 5 gallon bucket for 20 bucks). I will try your epoxy suggestion. We have horses and my farrier said that they use a plastic product to build up a horses hoof, I am also going to give that a try. Any and all suggestions would be welcome. I will report on the outcome of all the things I try.