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Hi

My horse has a bad tendency to step off it's iron shoes, so after  
fighting
with that for a few years i have decided to try rubber boots.


I have tried pre 2005 easyboot, which fell off, and the teeth in the  
side
bite into the hoof wall, made it brittle, and caused it to chip off :(

Then i tried boaboot, but they did some chaffing in the hairline on the
back of the hoof. It didnt matter whether or not i used gaiters.

I have now a pair of epics and they are better, but they still chaffe a
little from time to time. I dont think it is the backstrap that does  
it, since
i dont even pull it up, and every time i stick my finger down, before,
while, or after riding the back strap is low enough. The space between
the gaiter and the hoof/hairline is rather tight though.


So i was thinking of putting some lubricant/grease between the gaiter
and the hoof/hairline. Has anyone any experience using lubricants?
Does sand/dirt just stick to that area and cause worse chaffing?


I was also thinking of using a 1 size smaller back strap to gain more
distance between the hoof/hairline and the gaiter.


Comments, ideas, ... ?





JonB

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