I have a couple more questions,
please. After using both the Epics and the Easyboot Bares, do
you have a preference? It seems the Epics might offer a wider
variety of tensions and might be easier to adjust - especially on the trail - as
in, you can loosen them up to put them on and then tighten them quickly
with the cable and buckle. I imagine the Bares would be harder
to fit over the wrap, as well......but I bet they worked great, foamed on, for
the duration of the ride.
Also, you mention a preference for a "stickier"
wrap. Could you say which brand you like
best?
Your website information (pics and video) is
great, and has only gotten better with time. I look forward to
trying these new styles of Easyboots. Your trial and error
experience is such a wonderful help. Thank you for taking the time
to share with us.
>Thank you Karen. I have long been a fan of
easyboots. Your writing >about them motivated me to try them
back in '98 for the first time. They >have sure come a long
way since then, huh? I bought up a bunch back then >so I
would never be without spares and I still have some of the older >models
I have "modified". Some are still useable, but I think I will
>toss them all and try these new ones. > >I must confess,
it's hard for me to imagine these won't rub.....but if you >are using
them successfully, they must work fine :-) > >One question, though -
do you wrap the foot, coronet band, and pastern >with anything before
putting on the boot and gaiter? If not, have you >had any
probems with sand, dirt, etc... rubbing in the pastern
area? >
Hi Linda: I've figured out how to keep them from
rubbing. I put up photos, and even some small videos (.mov format) all
linked to this page: http://members.tripod.com/ridephotos/
I have not had any problems with sand or dirt getting in there, and have
ridden thru a lot of mud, and a lot of deep sand with the boots. I've
been quite surprised myself at how well they are working! The first 50
I did in them, had a fair amount of deep sand -- and I did not wrap and did
not have any rubbing. The trail had no natural water crossings.
So the wrapping is probably more important if you are doing to have water
crossings, and/or are doing multidays or maybe even just depending on the
horse. I've used the Epics on another horse quite a bit and have not
wrapped his pasterns yet and have not had any rubbing - but I will wrap when
he does an endurance ride in them. I've also done endurance rides on
two other horses with the epics, without wrapping, and did not have any
rubs. Those were one day rides, 50/55's.
