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[RC] Do Easy Boots change a horse's gait? - Ridecamp Guest

Please Reply to: Karen Standefer kstandefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or 
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Anything you put on the hoof changes the horse's way of going.  The difference 
between shoes and boots is that shoes they wear 24x7 so they adapt to always 
having the weight and the change to the breakover.  With a boot, the change is 
abrupt and short lived and if it is a huge difference to the breakover or the 
weight then it could add to stress and fatigue (my opinion and limited 
experience).

I wouldn't use anything on a ride that my horse had not been using during daily 
conditioning.


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