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[RC] NATRC hoof protection - terry banister

Every NATRC rider who has responded to the Boa Boot thread has said because they ride NATRC, they are stuck with using Easy Boots.

I would just like to point out that you are only limited to using Easy Boots on NATRC RIDE DAY. Every other day or mile you ride your horse, you can use some OTHER BOOTS that are more user-friendly and reliable.

If you want to be bothered modifying and cutting the back down, worrying about the prong, duct taping and foaming, you can use them everyday. But why bother? Technology is progressing, and Garrett Ford said the Boa Boots have been tested and hold up well for 40 miles or 8 hour rides. And I have used the Old Macs for more that 25 miles at a time. That is plenty for any conditioning rides we do in one day.

Just suggesting NATRC riders consider owning more than one type of boot. It is not really more expensive, because each pair justs lasts longer.

Terry
"May the Horse be with you"






From: Karen <karen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC]   Boa Horse Boot
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 09:57:38 -0800


Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

Certainly Easyboots can take some finesse with certain horses. Most often, the riders have not cut the back of the boots down low enough and the horse steps them off. Or, they do not fit snugly enough. It takes some trial and error to work thru getting four boots to stay on each horse. If you come out to the convention I can show you how to keep them on, and how to prepare them so they stay on. More and more people are figuring out how to keep easyboots on their horses. I saw several dozen horses wearing them at Death Valley.

If you were able to keep a boot on for 55 miles, then my guess the reason it came off was more in the application rather than the horse not being able to adapt to them.

Here are more detailed instructions, which may help somebody out there.....

http://www.redwrench.com/ezboot/default.htm

http://www.redwrench.com/ezboot/easyboot101part2.html

Karen
in NV
http://members.tripod.com/ridephotos/ (there is a link here to more easyboot pages)





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