EZ boot

["Dyane Smith" <sunibey@sisqtel.net>]

Am I the only one who thinks it would be easier to build a herd of horses by
hand from the ground up than put on an EZ (oh, the euphemism) boot?
Dyane
N. Ca

----- Original Message -----
From: Truman Prevatt <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>
To: <Trailrite@aol.com>
Cc: <luv2ride@peop.tds.net>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 11:04 AM
Subject: RC: shoe pads


>
>
> 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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