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FW: [RC] easy boots, how easy!!?? :-) - Curtis, Laura (LauraCurtis)I have never used boots, but they sound like a giant pain to me unless there is a reason you cannot shoe your horse. I recently purchased a horse who had easty boots on the rears for my test ride, and getting them off was a nightmare. The horse was unbelieveably cooperative, however, but I could see how many horses would not appreciate the ordeal! Plus the boots had sand and small rocks in them--how great can that possibly be on an endurance ride?! -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dream Weaver Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 12:29 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Chrystal@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] easy boots, how easy!!?? :-) At 09:41 PM 6/19/2006, you wrote: P.S> A question for people who boot on all 4 feet ( I have never booted the rear but plan on it for our first 75 mile ride in August.) is it as simple as the front feet? Should I take extra precautions like duct taping the hoof first??? And also- if I boot the night before ( not being a morning person the idea of having to duct tape AND boot all four hooves before a ride is a bit daunting)will the boot get looser or anything during the night?? Hi Chrystal -- Some horses take more time to adjust to having four boots on. You should do as many training rides as you can between now and then with four boots on. Depending upon how your horse moves, he may have to adjust his way of going slightly and if given enough time that works great -- but if not then you run the risk of making something 'sore'. Some horses aren't affected the same as others. I sometimes put the boots on the night before. Just leave the gaiter adjusted as loose as possible, and don't tighten the buckle. You can do that in the morning. I do like to take the boots off after finishing and put them on again in the morning if I am doing a 5 day ride on the same horse. Good luck on your 75 miler! Karen =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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