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[RC] [RC] Easyboot without heelstrap - Dreamweaver


Karen, I don't get how this works, having no heel strap to hold the boot on. Does the gaiter keep the boot from falling off? It seems like the boot would wiggle around a bit. (I don't have Epics, so maybe I need to see it) I remember reading how you used the old Easyboots without heel straps by foaming them on. Do you use foam with Epics? Either way it seems like the boots would come off the wedge shaped hoof. I guess it's hard to understand since I lose one occasionally WITH the heel strap. Without it the boot seems like a slipper.

Hi Linda -- I'm not sure how it works either, but it does <knocking on wood>. I've only done this on one horse so far, but definitely did not have any problems by not having the heelstrap there. I think it worked out well not having it, the boots were easier to get on and off, the strap was not there pressing against his already wet heelbulbs (it rained a lot before the ride, and the trail was also pretty wet in spots). The boots fit very well, like a glove and that is probably why they stay put so well. I'm sure the gaiters also help with keeping the boots on.

My friend Sue put up a photo album from Mt. Carmel, look on page 3 and you can look at some she took of my horse wearing the 4 epics on the trail. We'd been going thru a lot of bogs by that point, I think this was the 2nd day -- anyway, you can see that the boots are covered in mud and what a mess the footing was in spots -- the boots never turned or came off, so I am pretty confident that the Epics are going to keep working very well at least for this horse without a heelstrap. http://community.webshots.com/album/343639556kMQOkj

Karen
in NV


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