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At 07:55 AM 1/21/2004, Barbara McCrary wrote:
>   It's not something I would
> like to have happen again.....too much like wearing a tight pair of shoes on
> a long hike.

Hi Barbara -- I can show you several things you can do that will keep that 
problem from occurring again.  The best advice I can give people is to ride 
their horses in their easyboots ahead of time.  Most horses do seem to 
adapt to them fairly quickly.  Some quicker than others.  It is especially 
important for the ones that don't take to them right away that they get 
some time in them so that the riders can work out the problems that 
particular horse has (it's not really a problem, just an opportunity to 
find a solution!).  Sometimes just simple adjustments can be 
made.  Othertimes it is knowing how the horse is going to move in them and 
what not to do (like don't go galloping full tilt up a boggy hill, or 
canter on a particular lead) in order to keep the boots on during an actual 
ride.  It is also a good idea to have some training time in the boots ahead 
of time not just for the horses comfort but so that the rider is used to 
how the horse moves in them, looks in them (say you put one on for a loose 
shoe at a ride and the horse still trots a little uneven, if you've trotted 
the horse previously with one boot on and it trotted that same way you'd 
know it was okay and if not then you'd know that too).  Plus, sometimes in 
the learning process a boot may come off and often once you go back and 
find it you'll go "oh yeah, the horse did a little jump or 'thing' right 
here in this spot", so you will learn how to recognize and be aware/pay 
attention for stuff like that.

Karen
in NV


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