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Thanks so much for all of the answers and advice for my assorted questions.  
I feel the need to clarify a bit about the boots.  I guess I will just try 
and sum up my barrel racing stint.

Let me start by saying I live in QH, Paint and "Rackin' horse" country.  
When I got my first paso there were no paso classes at local fun shows.  He 
did not fit in in racking and we could not trot.  I decided to try pole 
bending and barrel racing because they looked fun and people said that pasos 
could not do it.  One of my acquaintances barrel raced and she helped me 
work my horse.  She recommended that I get the professional's choice boots 
for my guy since the sharp fast turns called for extra leg support.
Long story short, I did not like the way many of the barrel races treated 
their horses and some of the horse behavior I saw.  I ran barrels with my 
horse at 3 fun shows just to prove we could do it.  After that we went back 
to trails and parades.  I still have the boots and I was just wondering if 
they would be useful or not.  After reading everyone's great advice...they 
are going on e-bay.  I don't need them, my pasos do not interfere and their 
tendons are very strong.  I can say the same for my yearling Arabian colt 
too (who is fed free choice pasture and 6 lbs of Triple Crown Growth mixed 
with 2 lbs of Purina Athlete a day).  Comments???

And here is a side note:
My arabian mare had a bowed tendon a few years ago.  My farrier recommended 
the following treatment:
Mix Dex with DMSO gel, clean leg with alcohol and apply the mix.  Wrap with 
saran wrap followed by big cotton leg wrap then finish off by wrapping with 
vet wrap.  Wrap the other leg with cotton and vet wrap to avoid stress.  
Change this twice a day until swelling is gone.  Leave the mare out in the 
pasture the whole time.  It took 4 days for the swelling to go away.  I 
continued to wrap both legs with out the mix for a few more days and then 
took everything off.  She has never taken another lame step.  I plan to use 
this same treatment if any future bowed tendons occur.  Would you consider 
this wise???  Comments on this one?????

I love to hear all of the viewpoints...very informative.

Cheers!

Mel

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