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

My wife Brenda and I added “Pete”, a 16 year old Appy, to our family in November, 2008. He had probably been in shoes all his life as evidenced by his small hooves. They were really contracted at the heal as well as the walls.

Within a week of getting Pete home he dropped a shoe and that allowed us to get started on his transition to barefoot. We contacted Leslie Carrig at High Desert Hoof Care,  and she pulled the remaining shoes off Pete’s hooves. She commented on how small his hooves were and how it was going to be a long process to get his hooves anywhere near normal.

Pete was very tender, especially in the front feet, so Leslie fitted Pete with a pair of EasyCare Old Mac’s G2’s. She is a master fitter and has a truck load or all types of EasyCare hoof boots on her truck with her. When she left Pete was sporting the new Old Mac’s G2’s with Comfort Pads inside and was walking nicely.

During this past 10 months, Leslie has come to our house every 4 weeks to trim and check on Pete (and our other 2 horses). Pete’s hooves are now spreading and have almost grown all new hoof. We ride in Easyboot Epics with Comfort Pads now and we are looking forward to Fall and Winter riding.

By this time next year Pete should have grown out an all new hoof again, and with the help of EasyCare we will ride anywhere and on any terrain you throw at us.

Thanks, EasyCare and High Desert Hoof Care!

The photo is Pete and I at Washoe Lake in Nevada. Pete is wearing his EasyBoot Epics.

Don Tucker

Marilyn Daugherty

Lately we’ve been doing a lot more jumping and with all the rain in the Northwest this Spring, I realized Pi would benefit from a bit more traction, especially when we’re soaring over fences in a field.  I decided to try the Grips and we haven’t looked back!  They grab the ground and provide us with a secure landing without sticking too much, and Pi loves them.

Thanks for helping us keep on jumping barefoot despite the weather!

Aimee and Pi

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Gail Snyder and Scooter, enjoying Easyboot Bares

Scooter and I went to the Parelli Center in Pagosa Springs, CO last September for a Fluidity Riding course. We’re still developing our partnership, so I had great plans for our time there. Since I’m a natural trimmer and an EasyCare dealer, I couldn’t help but notice many of the other horses were also barefoot and the rows between the pens were lined with carrot sticks, fly spray and a variety of EasyCare boots.

Scooter has a set of Bare boots for all 4 feet that I use while riding in extremely rocky terrain. I didn’t expect to need Scooter’s boots since the Parelli grounds are pasture, hard packed dirt and deep sandy play areas. But from the first day on, Scooter was tender on the dirt roads. I didn’t expect this since we ride on hard pack all the time. I was so relieved to have his Bare boots with me since they allowed us to participate in all activities without discomfort. I realized afterward that Scooter was suffering from stress induced laminitis, a common occurrence with hauling and boarding horses in new environments. The evidence emerged a few weeks later in the form of a horizontal “event ring” descending from the cornet band around both front hooves. This is a indicative of a laminitic episode.

Scooter wore his Bare boots on both fronts, all day, every day without exception. They are a perfect fit and the tread pattern worked well on the Colorado trails. There was never any evidence of rubbing and no sign of lameness, as long as the boots were on.

Our two weeks at the Parelli Center was the horse experience of a lifetime. Some of the moments were captured by Parelli professional photographer, Coco. The photos came out great since Scooter and I always seemed to be smiling. Thank you EasyCare for Scooter’s Bare boots and comfort pads!

Gail Snyder