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Roger --- You should have come over at the convention and let me show
you the Bares on the horse!  I know you were busy in your booth, but
for you I would have even brought the horse over to you and shown you at
yours.  Chief quite enjoyed getting to visit with the other vendors
at the tradeshow.   

Feel free to send me photos, and if possible get me your horses hoof
measurements.  In the meantime, here are a couple of tips. 

1) 

Train the gaiter to fold back.     
2)  Apply duct tape to the sides of the boot.  Cover the inside
strap where it is screwed onto the boot. 

Here is an example in a photo of a regular Easyboot.  That will
help the boot to slide on over the sides of the hoof easier.
3)  Check my
blog for
additional information.  To go to a category on Bares try

this link.

The boots will get easier to use.  In just the couple of days at the
AERC show I took a pair of brand new Bares and between putting them on
and off of the horse several times and walking him around they are now
sufficiently broken in enough that I can get one boot on his hoof and the
gaiter adjusted in just about ten seconds time.  If you find the
Bares don't fit your horses hoof conformation well enough to either fit
well or get on, you can change the fastening system on the front and
still use the boot.  

Good luck and feel free to contact me if you have any questions! ;) 

Karen