I foamed on a full set of boots for 2 50s over Memorial Day weekend. What I would do next time is use duct tape to cover any areas that I don’t want to get foamed, like the washer & cable area as that was the most difficult area to clean up. I’d only used one-fourth of the recommended amount of foam since Sonny has sort of flat soles and is a size 0 in front, 00 in back. The foam did bubble up & over the boots, so next time I’ll use even a little less. He did have a nice formed pad when they were removed, so I won’t use much less, but hopefully just enough that it doesn’t bubble out over the cable & buckle. Spraying Pam on the areas you don’t want foamed has been suggested to me also.
I didn’t have too hard a time removing the boots, but I use them on a barefoot horse, used the same technique as without foam, just a little more pressure. Possibly the metal shoe inside creates more of a challenge? I use the newer boots, heel strap left in, metal teeth clamped down.
Kthy
I have some easy foam I purchased from my dealer last year.Is is still good
to use even though it probably got frozen in my camper last winter?I worry
about it setting up too hard and making my horse's sole sore.Any ideas of how
to apply it to get the boot off easier?When I used it last year on a two day
ride it took 3 days afterwards in dew covered pastures and lots of work from my
husband and I and still we had to almost destroy the boot to get it off.This
was the old boots with the nubby soles and no back strap.I'll be using it
with a back strap and the newer boots now and I've always used easy boots over
boots in the front for my horse on rocky trails.Thanks, Kathy Crothers
