Ridecamp: Re: [RC] long term ez boots experts chime in pleez!

--- Jon.Linderman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I am fairly deft w/ez boots, thanks in large part to
> help form lots of RC
> advice.  I have fit him up w/a pair in front, but
> how long can I reasonably
> leave them on?  days, a day, hours?  Advice on this
> sort of longterm use of
> the boots?  I'd like to ease his discomfort and get
> some hoof under him so
> he can be useful again.

I've foamed EZ boots on for a week at a time.  Some
have gone 2 weeks.  However, these are on rides.  I
don't know if that makes any difference, but it could.

My horses' feet stink when I take the boots off after
several days.  Of course, MY feet stink too after just
a day (personal issues, I know).  I'd suggest foaming
them on to keep excessive moisture and rocks out.  I'd
first spray his feet with a sole paint to keep thrush
at bay and let that dry.  Then I foam the boots on and
change them every week.

OK...there's my .02. 


=====
Susan Young Casey, Princess of Pink, LIW, RRHA, RHS
Semper Obliquo (Always aside)  

Glenndale Grace Farm, Ft Gibson, Oklahoma U.S.A.

"Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, 
and win the race!"         - Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

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