Re: RC: shoe pads

[Truman Prevatt <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

Trailrite@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 10/19/99 9:46:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> luv2ride@peop.tds.net writes:
>
> << For muddy terrain, this is not practical as ez boots are very slick in
>  muddy conditions/slick hills, wet grass, et. >>
>
> I've never had a problem in mud, grass, slick hills, etc.  Since we do not
> boot the rears, horse's don't seem to have any trouble.  We have done over
> 2000 miles this year alone in multi-day rides this way.  Our horse's do well
> with this method.  We don't like pads and we have never needed to us them.
> On the Outlaw Ride you ride about 40 miles on slick rock and the boots help
> grip the sand stone.  The rears help us grip in the mud areas up steep hills
> and mountain trails.
> So sorry to disagree but if the wheel ain't broke..... don't fix it!:)
> Tammy Robinson, Katie Bar The Door
> Charlie Robinson, Ima Liberated Lady
>

Easy boots seem to be a very good option in the rockies, even on all four.  I
did the ROC in 96 (which went North from Tesdale instead of South as the Outlaw
trail doese) with Easy boots all around without any problems.  However, you try
some of the North GA rides with steep hills covered with rock and that
wonderful red clay mud that will suck those feet right off the horse and turn a
trail into an ice skating rink even for horses with the best of traction, and
you won't find very many people using Easy boots because they just don't work
very well under those conditions.

It is all a matter of the local trail conditions as to how well easy boots
work.

Truman

>

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