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RE: [RC] [RC] Another Easyboot Epic question - Terry BanisterSince my horse has never been shod, I have been doing 50 and 100-milers and multi-days for the past few years with different boots, and now exclusively with the Epics and Bares since they came out, and never altered the breakover on any of them. In fact, I dont' take out the heel strap or alter the Epics and Bares in any way, except to flatten the side teeth. And now, I believe the new design will not even require that. The ultimate idea behind my testing of the boots has been to acheive a design that can be used right out of the box, and I think we are just about there.Note: Early Epic gaiters were soft and did not rub the pastern, but they tended to seperate and fall apart too soon. So, in order to improve durability, some of last year's model gaiters were made with stiffer neoprene and had topstitching, which did rub the pastern. This was not a big deal on a one-day ride, but definitely created a problem on multi-day rides. So if you have Epics with the heavy stitching at the top of the gaiters, you should probably use vetwrap, like Karen Chaton has described on her site, under the Epic gaiter for those longer rides. Old Mac Gaiters might also work uder the Epic gaiter. Now, the new (Epic/Bares) gaiters are softer and have a rolled top that does not rub, so prewrapping the leg should not be necessary. Mud and debris has never caused rubbing on any models of the Epics and Bares that I know of. Since every horse is different, I suggest first using the boots as they come, and only make alterations after the need appears. Save yourself some stress. And remember, it seems to be fine to put the boots on the night before the race. So when you tack up at 0-dark-hundred on race day, you won't even have to pick your horse's feet :-P Terry Freethefeet! From: Lysane Cree <lysanec@xxxxxxxx> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Another Easyboot Epic question Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 09:33:16 -0500 (EST) _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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