They came in today!

[justduckie]

I got my Easy Boot Bares for my mare today! Yippee! Tomorrow is a training day, so we will try them on for the first time. I've been studying the video on how to put them on her and I keep reading how after the first couple times, they go on pretty easy, so we'll see.

I looked at the Boa's and depending on how I like these, I might upgrade to the Boa's when these wear out.

I know there are a few people on the board who use the boots on their barefoot horses......if you do, what do you think of them?

 

[GwenFarms]

I don't have these, but I sure want them. We live in sandhills, so we keep ours barefoot. Several times a year we will ride somewhere that we need shoes, particularly on my gelding. He is so tenderfooted. Let us know how these work out for you.

 

[bluerose]

Boas, IMO, are not an 'upgrade' at ALL. Stick with the bares.

If you have problems with twisting- you can add shims (I use very thin foam and tuck it into the front of the boot, then put on).

Gwen- if your horse is tenderfooted, and trimmed by a traditional farrier, that is likely your problem along with too many NSC's (sugars/starches) in the diet... another great boot is the Cavallo Simple. Valleyvet carries them. Good quality, don't move around much, don't come off.

 

[justduckie]

Well, once I FINALLY got them on.....oh, it's not as easy as the video makes it seems for the first time.....they were great! They stayed on great, didn't twist or turn and after a few "what in the heck...." looks from my mare, she adjusted pretty well.

Getting them off was a trick, but once I got the hang of using the screw driver, they popped right off.

And she doesn't like gravel - at all - and she trotted happily across the gravel roads with no problems.