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I don't use shipping boots at all.  Never had a problem.  Used to use them, my horse hated them.  Jennifer.

 Rides 2 Far <rides2far@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > I'm going to be buyin gor making a set of shipping boots 
> > What do you folks like?
>
> I put shipping boots on both my guys *every* time I haul...even 5 miles
> up the road. I don't care for the super tall ones because it gets HOT
> here in the summer. Some of the newer ones seem to be made for Warmbloods
> and if you tighten the velcro on tall ones a little Arab can hardly bend
> his leg to step up in the trailer. 
>
> I like the ones that are solid around the back and close across the front
> (actually they overlap). That puts a solid piece across the vulnerable
> tendon area. I want the wide velcro. The narrow ones seem to quit
> holding. I believe mine have 5 fasteners. Count the ones in the catalog
> and go for higher numbers. 
>
> I like the heavy cloth type. Don't care for the nylon, it slips when I
> overlap to fasten. Mine have the fleece inside and that's been fine. I
> want the shaped area that c
> overs the hoof since that's where they're most
> likely to step on themselves. I don't mind a pointed area that sticks up
> in the back to protect the hock, but don't want it over the area they
> need to bend in the front. Just doesn't seem to be an area vulnerable to
> injury and too hot. The peak on the rear ones also makes it easier to
> tell the front boots from the back. Makes for less confusion when putting
> them on.
>
> I have put them on in the summer when it was so hot I was worried they
> would overheat. I dipped them in water first and found that wasn't a good
> idea. The water ran down and made the trailer mats slick.
>
> Angie
>
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