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[RC] Swiss boots - Sheila_LarsenWhen I was doing the "barefoot thing" I used Swiss boots and loved them. The first time one came off it was cantering up hill and my mare just stopped and kicked a couple of time. I used them on all four. They are easy to put on and easy to take off (I just pried them off with a screw driver, someone suggested a motorcycle tire iron but I just used the screwdriver). I never used them on an endurance ride but boy did I put the miles and hours on them. They rarely ever came off, maybe three times and I went through some thick mud, I'd look down - still there. Canter up hill - still there (ok except for that one time) Her heel bulbs would be slightly compressed but she never gave any indication of soreness and she is not stoic. They wore really well. I did have a friend who said after about 30 miles there would be rubbing around the coronary band that made her horse sore but I didn't have problems and you could probably cut them down a tad. Correct fitting is the solution. I can give you the name of a person that uses them and fits them that might be able to give pointers on fitting if you need it, just ask me privately. "What a country chooses to save is what a country chooses to say about itself." - Mollie Beattie, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1993-1996 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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