| Author | Message | ||
     Janet Pilling Member Username: Janetp Post Number: 50 Registered: 03-2007 |
We have problem with o/r boots too Joe as our Gelderlanders have wide feet - I have found Horze boots to be really soft, give good heal protection and are easy to clean. They don't last forever though, they tend to have little 'bites' out of them where the horse is tredding on himself but at around £8 a pair they are cheap to replace. For fetlock protection in a horse that knocks itself Letty sells fantastic fetlock boots which eliminate the tendon overheating problem Jane talks about http://www.letty.nl/en/for-the-horse/leg-protector/ankle-boots - Jack in a Box are now stocking Letty's Design products and should be able to get you some. | ||
| Anna Lord Member Username: Anna Post Number: 6 Registered: 06-2011 |
Hi Joe I couldn't keep front shoes on my youngster for several months until my vet, Vikki Edmondson, told me his hind toes were too long. Since this was addressed he hasn't lost a shoe. | ||
| Jane Wilson Member Username: Janewil Post Number: 22 Registered: 06-2007 |
Joe, this is a recent article by Dr. Sian Lawson: "Overheating has been considered as a potential problem associated with using boots and a contributor to tendon injury, particularly in eventers. Tendon temperatures of 42.5°C have been shown to be high enough to result in degeneration through cell death in the injury-prone tendon core. During galloping, temperatures of 43-45°C have been recorded in several horses, with the tendon core on average 5-6°C hotter than its surface. This occurs because some of the stored elastic strain energy is released as thermal energy and there is not enough blood supply in the tendon to dissipate this heat. This leads to some serious concerns in the role of the boot in preventing cooling through airflow over the leg and of bandages in reducing blood flow in fatigued limbs, as research published in the journal Gait & Posture has suggested." I never use boots Joe. | ||
| Joe Hodgson Member Username: Joehodgson Post Number: 98 Registered: 07-2010 |
thanks Christine. I mean leg protection Carol. I have problems with over reach boots. They always manage to make the heels of any horse i use them on and i am using the correct size ect. just ordered some sheep skin lined ones as i would hate to be doing a marathon and a shoe gets pulled of with over reaching. Has happened at home just in the field while turned out | ||
| Christine Twigg Member Username: Rosibob Post Number: 58 Registered: 02-2008 |
Hi Joe I do think whether to use boots at all comes down to personal preference and the needs of your individual horse. I rarely used any on my ponies but on my horse I use front tendon boots for daily exercise on the roads (with rather fetching reflective stripes for a bit of extra visibility) and for the marathon I use pro-tec sports boots. C | ||
| Carol Gillings Member Username: Carol Post Number: 18 Registered: 09-2010 |
Do you mean barefoot boots or leg protection? | ||
| Joe Hodgson Member Username: Joehodgson Post Number: 97 Registered: 07-2010 |
What Boots do you use while driving? Whats the best to use. |