Ankle boots don't seem to be a problem (I've used them before) if you
keep take them off and clean them out at all checks. They don't seem to
trap the sand as bad as some. But I saw someone take off the Sports
Medicine Boots one time and they had gotten sand under them and turned
the leg into hamburger.
Truman
Mike Sofen wrote:
The flip side is, my gray horse will clip
himself on all four ankles if I don't use interference boots, thus
causing temporary and ongoing lameness, so I have opted for using them
religiously on him, and keeping them very clean during an event.
We don't have sand here, however, and I would
definitely need another strategy if I lived in Florida.
Also, I use the type of boot that covers JUST
the ankle, nothing more. The "support" that many people (and
manufacturers) talk about coming from a regular splint/sport boot is,
in my opinion, pure nonsense, akin to wrapping a Band-Aid around a
broken finger and expecting it to immobilize the break.
In a message dated 12/22/03 3:17:17 PM
US Mountain Standard Time, tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
sand the hide right off a horse.
And make them lame too. Had that happen at a ride years ago and don't
use any kind of boots now. I put the boots on to keep him from
interfering and ended up getting pulled at the end of a 50 from the
friction :(
Lee
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things
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