Abstract: A nail-free horseshoe for application to a horse's hoof, which includes: a U-shaped shoe body having a rounded toe end, a pair of opposing heel ends, and a pair of intermediate curved quarter regions between the toe end and the heel ends; the body having a ground-engaging lower surface and a generally flat hoof-engaging upper surface adapted for engagement with the bottom of the hoof; and a pair of spaced apart flexible malleable metal pads extending upwardly from the outer peripheries of the respective quarter regions; whereby an adhesive can be applied between the hoof, the upper surface of the body, and the inner surfaces of the pads, the horseshoe can be applied to the hoof, and the flexible malleable pads can be bent to conform to the sides of the hoof.