Re: [RC] Thinking of Switching To Boots? Read This First - Truman Prevatt
The problem I have always had with boots was the products on the market
would have made Rube Goldberg proud. They were heavy, them impacted the
natural over of the horse, they were a pain in the butt to put, they
were a pain in the butt to take off, however they came off on their own
quite easily, they were very poor in muddy conditions, etc, the list
could go on for hours.
I've also been riding a horse for the past 15 years who has feet that
boots don't fit well and he is doing quite well in shoes - thank you
very much. However, we have to young ones we would rather not shoe
because we are not currently riding them that much but on some places
we ride we need shoes or some protection. When we start riding them
more then they will most likely be shod.
The only thing I think now that makes trying boots on these two horses
more attractive than in the past is there has been a lot of progress as
of late. The Easyboot glove seems to be a major step forward. They are
relatively light weight - probably no heavier than a steel eventer.
They seem to fit snug so they should not impact the natural break over
to a great extent. I've done the "fitting" and have order the boots so
we ill see soon, how well they stay on, how well they work in mud, wet
grass, etc. But at least not there might be some hope for boots.
All that being said for irregular shaped feet there doesn't seem to be
a good answer out there as far as I can see.
Here's hoping the Easyboot gloves will work.
Truman
Kevin Myers wrote:
We’re now seven weeks
into the transition and it seems
like a good time to pause and review the high points of moving from
steel shoes
to Easyboots. In this short amount of time, our four horses are all
barefoot,
our boarder’s horse is now barefoot and many of our friends and
neighbors
are barefoot or are just about to make the move. My horses’ feet look
healthier for it – I like the way the hoof is growing, the way angles
are
changing and the way they move.
I have been watching
barefoot riders for several years;
always thinking I would never be one of them; always thinking the
transition
would require more of me than I was willing to offer. The points listed
below
are based on my limited experience and may help make the prospect your
transition more palatable.
-- “I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in
pseudoscience
“I maintain there is much more wonder in science
than in
pseudoscience. And in addition, to whatever measure this term has any
meaning,
science has the additional virtue, and it is not an inconsiderable one,
of
being true.” Carl Sagan
