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[RC] addendum thank you for Eastern High Sierra 30 - Typef

I forgot one VERY important thing in my ride story for Eastern High Sierra 30. A big thank you to Karen Chaton for giving me how-to pointers on Easy Boots. Since my horse was shod in Idaho before I bought him, we opted not to pull them to put pads on and wore easy boots over his front shoes. Having never put them on before, it was definitely a laughable experience struggling with them for the first time. Seeing Karen and her beautiful horses Rocky and Weaver, I decided to be brave and ask for her help. And boy, did she give it! We went back to the trailer and followed all her tips except one (since we didn't have the proper tools) and the job became simpler and safer for my horse's ride down the rocky trails. The only thing we didn't do was cut the back inside band down a little and after the ride was finished and we removed the boots, we could see why that was important. Although we were careful not to get the band up to the top of Tank's heel bulbs, we could still see how being tight enough to stay on, left an indentation in the back of his hoof tissue. I got the impression he was eager to get them off, too!
 
Thanks Karen, for being so information and giving me hands-on help. You're a champ!
 
:) Jackie (and Tank)