This weekend two of my horse camping buddies and I
rode in Bandera at the HC State Park. Since life has really gotten in the
way of taking care of details (no time to get shoes), my horse and I headed west
with the intention of stopping at D&D to get a pair of EZ
boots. I've always wanted to try them and they seem to be a good fix for a
brief trip to rocky areas then back to the sand at home. My
mare stays barefoot most of the time. We unloaded at D&D where the most
helpful sales clerk personally offered to fit my mare with her first set
of Epic EZ boots. She measured size "O". The sales
clerk tried and tried, even getting another person to help get these boots
on. They would not go over her saucer shaped hoofs, so she returned with a
"1". They went on nicely then the clerk secured the gaiters
around the ankle. Bad news, they had only one size "1" Epic. Ok, so we'll
use the EZ boot for the other hoof, no problem. We removed the
cover from the teeth for good measure. NOT good. The next
day on our ride, she lost the regular boot 5 times on a 3 mile
trail. She even spooked out of it at a walk. The Epic never came
off. My one rat study has convinced me to get another Epic. I have a new
(slightly used) EZ boot, size "1" for sale. Shirley
Nobles
