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> LOL!  I wasn't trying to start the barefoot argument, by any means. I
> was just curious about the double-duty of using shoes AND
> easyboots. :)
The one thing that Karen didn't bring up in her post is that when you put
an Easyboot on over a metal shoe, you have a "potential space" between the
sole and the Easyboot.  If you foam this area, you get a lot more
cushioning than you can get by putting any sort of shock-absorbent
material between a pad and the sole, and hence a lot more protection of
the sole than with either pads or with Easyboots alone without the shoes.

Even without foam, for those who use Easyboots as I do (which is rarely,
but for EXTREMELY rocky stretches, and then off at the next vet check),
even the "potential space" itself serves as a better barrier to rocks than
does a pad or an Easyboot alone without the shoe.  This sort of short-term
use isn't long enough to be concerned about the sole not contacting the
ground and not having foam to provide that contact, but the
shoe-plus-Easyboot still beats either one alone.

Heidi



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