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Print out this

template, making sure that the 1" square box at the top prints
to scale.  You may have to turn off your margins on your
printer.  Then, you can trim the printout to the size 1 line or take
a plain piece of paper and trace your horses hoof and hold that up to the
template.  This

form is handy if you want to keep track of your horses measurements
-- might be a good idea so you know if the 5" width remains the same
between trims, or if it changes by very much.  Size might also
depend on other things -- such as whether or not your horse has a shoe
on, and what the toe length is.  I like to use the smallest size
boot that I can get on, but some horses might be more comfortable in one
that isn't such a snug fit.  In order for a size 1 Epic to fit one
of my horses I have to cut the heelstrap out, flatten the teeth on the
side and cover with duct tape -- and to get the boot over the foot pull
the cable out from the center groove to give more slack.  Now I can
just order the boots with tapers in them and don't have to do anything to
them at all.  Karen