I love this boot! My mare has “ouchy” feet in the front, and with regular shoes I would never be able to cure this, plus I don’t ride enough unfortunately. So why should she be standing around with iron shoes?
I use a rubber mallet to really get them on good, and just peel them back from back to front to take them off. They are so light and not bulky at all, and my horse still moves naturally and we are fine now going over rocks. I’ve also noticed that barely any sand gets in the boots while riding. She stepped on one and pulled her hoof almost out, but two steps later her hoof was back in.
We live in very abrasive and rocky terrain and my horse likes to paw, so I don’t think the boots will quite live as long as stated, but with this price it will be easy to replace them.
I really recommend getting the Fit Kit first, it is difficult to exactly measure the hoof right in millimeters, and I had the wrong size at first. With the Fit Kit you can really try out how the boot should fit and get it right.
I highly recommend this boot to everyone.
Susanne G. Kesterson
