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Boots when ridding?

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#1 ·
Just wondering who used boots on there horses when they rode and what brand. I use Professionals choice Elite boots. I love them! My POA's front leg would pop every time she took a step and as soon as I put the Elite boots on they quite! I tried the SMB 2 boots before that and her leg still poped every now and then. But now with the Elites they never pop.
 
#6 ·
I have a variety of boots. I mostly use Eskadrons (I have front and back sets) but I also have dressage sport boots and Pegasus boots. The first two boots I mentioned (Eskadron and DSBs) are geared towards the English disciplines, but the Pegasus boots are very versatile and very much like SMBs except I find they have more support...
 
#13 ·
I'm just trail and pleasure riding and have never put boots on my horses. Why do you use boots? Is it something I should be looking at?

Thanks
The idea is that a horse in work should have some type of protection/support on at least their front legs.

You don't HAVE to use boots, but if you have a forger or overrunner, boots will protect their fetlocks and pasterns from injury.

I never used them on my now deceased gelding, but the 3 horses I'm riding now have them, even my trail/pleasure riding gelding.

It's entirely up to you whether you use them or not. I use mine more as a preventative measure than anything else.

If you don't have a horse you work for hours each day, then they're not really necessary.

I do use SMBs, but not bell boots. Some horses also need bell boots, especially if they're wearing shoes and tend to overrun.
 
#11 ·
I tried the SMB 2 boots before that and her leg still poped every now and then. But now with the Elites they never pop.
Her leg pops? What do you mean by pops? I can not think of anything that I would describe as popping that boots would have anything to do with. Well, I guess unless you are saying popping a splint due to a concussion injury.


sillybunny11486 said:
Chances are if a horses leg pops you horse has a joint problem. You should be looking at the cause, not bandaiding it with boots.
I have to agree.
But maybe I am just not thinking of anything that I would describe as pops that the OP does. I look forward to a further explanation.
 
#12 ·
I plan on getting my guy a pair of splint boots, but I haven't decided if I want to just use them on his front or on all four. One of the women at my barn, our English trainer, is like a boot expert and says that all horses can benefit from some type of protection, whether that be a formal boot or even polo wraps. Even though I only do trail/pleasure/arena work, I don't think it will hurt him.
 
#14 ·
I use SMB on all my horses when I am working or showing them. If I am just out plodding around I do not always use them.

Bell boots I always use again when working. When showing I use Duct Tape. Works well and weight less.
 
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