Re: RC: Easyboot question

[Teddy Lancaster <teddy@runningbear.com>]

Yes, I have found Easyboots can cause bruising, but not where they are clamped
in front, but in the back, around the bulbs of the heals.  I had a horse that
needed to wear them almost full-time, but found I could NOT leave them on more
than a day out of a week or he would get not only bruising, but start
contracting.... but I am sure some horses could stand it longer.

The best use I have found is for temporary (until shoe replaced or on horse I
ride only occasionally) or over shoes in rocky or muddy terrain.  I have no
problems using them these ways...

Teddy

sharon dial wrote:

> Have heard that some folks are opposed to Easyboots for this reason:  in
> order to get them to stay on they need to be clamped on very tightly.
> Conjecture is that this much pressure on the hoof wall is likely to cause
> bruising. I don't find this hard to believe. The wall where the pressure is
> greatest isn't designed to be put in a vice and I can see how that could
> have a damaging affect.
>
> I would like somebody to refute this claim because I use Easyboots a lot,
> especially on my barefooted horse who has thin soles, and I'd like to do so
> with a clear conscience.
>
> General opinions would be of interest but I'd most value hearing from those
> who have used them extensively and (no offense meant) would know a bruised
> wall if they saw one.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Sharon
> So. California
>
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