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Interesting.....with all the high tech materials out there now, they use
LEATHER? Strange....would have expected some type of "weatherproof"
material for the uppers. 

I can't imagine them surviving very long down here in the SE rain, bogs,
mud, sand, heat, and humidity. Hmmm...at $140 a pair, think I will stick
with my easyboots for now. :)

Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic

DreamWeaver wrote:

> The back and upper parts of the boots are made of leather. It will be
> interesting to see how that affects the back of the horses feet after lots
> of use. Maybe the feet will need to be wrapped in vetwrap or something for
> doing 50's. Some horses can't handle the heel pressure of easyboots, and I
> would guess that the overall pressure applied to the back of foot with a
> Boa boot would be less, and/or the pressure is going to be applied over a
> larger area. May work well for some horses, and not others.

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