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Hi Marta:  I always cut the heelstraps out.  The Bare needs to be a 
good fit for the horse though, so some horses need to have the 
heelstrap left in.

I always take the plastic covers off, flatten the teeth and cover 
with duct tape too.

I've done rides where I left the heelstrap in on one front bare, and 
on one hind bare, then had it cut out on one front bare and one hind 
bare -- and could not tell any difference.  So for my horse at least, 
the strap isn't necessary.

Hope that helps!   Karen


At 11:54 AM 7/16/2006, you wrote:
> despite of all the instructions out there, i wasn't able to get the 
> heel strap up over my mare's heel bulbs when using the bares. even 
> when i thought i did, i didn't. and forget getting them adjusted. if 
> adjusted i didn't stand a chance w/ the heel strap.
> so on my trimmer's advice i cut the heel straps out like i used to 
> in epics. haven't tried them yet while riding but i can get the 
> boots adjusted much better.
> my trimmer was surprised to hear that cutting of the heel strap is 
> no longer recommended in bares. her clients use epics (and so does 
> she) and they all cut the heel straps out. we were wondering what 
> makes bares different than bares w/ re to straps. i know you karen 
> did not cut the straps out on your bares, right?
>
> marta

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