Ridecamp: [RC] [RC] Wearing Eazy boots vs shoes

> Ok,  yes I may be rehashing, but my question is not which is better.  Mine
> is, IF I did buy a 4 set of eazy boots.  How LONG would they last.

It all depends on your horse, the terrain you ride and how often you use 
them. For general conditioning purposes you should be able to get a few 
months of training rides out of a set of boots. They probably last a little 
bit longer on a barefoot horse, though it may have just seemed that way 
because I've not done any really long distance riding (nothing more than a 
one day 50) with a barefoot horse using easyboots.

> think of this for money wise.... A set of 4 shoes every 8 weeks is $100.  A
> set of 4 eazy boots, $300(with all taxes, im in canada).  Trims are only
> $25.  So,  If they lasted for over 36 weeks, im then starting to save money.

since you mentioned having some problems with your horses feet, you might 
want to recalculate the 8 week interval between shoeing -- maybe to 5 or 6 
week intervals.

>   so, if they last for over 36 weeks at riding average(not to this point
> yet) 7 miles a day, would they last that long.  If anyone out there know the
> question to this........any info would be helpful.  Also, So I do not wear
> down my backs, SHOULD I just ride in all 4 eazy boots, OR, only ride with
> them on the backs for really rocky areas... thanks for any help that can be
> given.

The boots wear is affected by a lot of factors so the only way you'll 
really know how long they will last is to try it and see. The way some 
horses move can also affect how and where the boots wear. Your horse will 
tell you if you need to use boots on the hind feet -- you may want to start 
out using them on the front feet until you are both familiar with them, 
then progress to using them on all 4 feet.

Here is a page link that at the bottom has photos of easyboots I used on a 
5-day ride/250 miles:

http://members.tripod.com/ridephotos/ponyexpress/hoofstuff.html    You can 
see that they are still in fairly good condition.  I think the most 
competition miles I've gotten out of boots is probably around 600 to 700 
miles.   I don't think Rocky has ever worn completely thru an 
easyboot.  Weaver's hind feet will wear thru because he hits and 
slides.  Quite a bit of difference between the two horses and how they wear 
their boots.

As soon as I get the chance, I'll get the full Easyboot FAQ up on the 
website.  It'll be linked from the main ridephotos page.

k





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