Re: [RC] problem with Epics boots rubbing - Karen Sullivan
You might also be able to make them fit better with
some Easycare Comfort pads, or some foam type of insole. I am using a
cut-up Ulti pad (National Bridle Shop); looks like a thick Dixie Midnight
pad....it/s squiggled of vinyl....has held up for months...and gives some
custion. Some horses are between sizes easy boots and the pads help with the
fit.
I have had no hoof bruising...but then I remove the
heel straps and cleat covers and smash down the cleats. Where exactly is
the bruisng?
Subject: Re: [RC] problem with Epics
boots rubbing
Abigail, that is a good thought.
When he was first barefoot, and the boots fit better, I didn't have the
problem. But as his toes are coming back and his feet are getting smaller is
now when the problem seems to be appearing.
I have a new, smaller pair coming, but it will be a bit before I get
them...
Maybe its that they are too big. Possibly they are loose and
flexing back and forth against the hoof instead of sitting still against
it.
Just a thought,
abigail
Chico, CA
Lori Bertolucci
<loribertolucci@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Has anyone ever had the Epics, or any Easy Boot, for that matter, rub
the hoof and cause bruising. No soreness that I can find. But definitely
bruising on white hooves. On the actual hoof
itself...
I had him vet wrapped well, and the boots weren't too tight, in fact
not tight at all. The boots are a bit big, and that is why I made sure I
had plenty of wrap on his hooves and heal bulbs. And the boots are
not too high up the hoof.
