Finally getting a chance to catch up on RC. Been
rather busy in the marketing department lately.
Hey Paddi, I LOVE the contests you've been doing!!!
Kinda fun looking around for those cute little characters!!!
On the Bares ... Although I haven't been riding
much this last year because Tank is still not up and running (and I just can't
seem to get into it without him), my horses have been barefoot for the last year
and all training rides have been with a combination of Epics and Bares,
depending on who it is and what sizes I have and how many horses are going out.
If two of my horses are going out together, I have to get a little creative and
use combinations of Epics and Bares because I don't have enough of each in the
sizes I need. Tank usually gets the Epics on the front and Bares on the back
since he's the only one that can wear 1's and I don't have any Bare 1's. The
rest of the crew wears 0 and 00 and I have enough of those to go around.
However, James usually gets the Epic 0's in
the front and Bares in the back because the 0 Bares are more difficult to get on
his front feet than the Epics. On the other hand, the 0 Bares are no
problem on Sorce's front feet. All horses are different! LOL The three
adjustment holes on the bares really allow you to make small changes in size by
only moving one side.
On getting the Bares on ... yeah, the first time is
a really B*****. But training them in a tank of water like Karen Chaton shows,
makes all the different, on any of the boots with gaiters. Plus April
Battles showed me a little trick about dribbling water over the heel bulbs to
pull the gaiters up the rest of the way that makes it a heck of a lot easier.
Once you've used the Bares a time or two, they get easier to get on. But mine
fit pretty snugly and I always use a rubber mallet to get them on and a
screwdriver to pry them off with. I'm sold on them. I've got six horse that
mostly sit around being pasture ornaments right now. No way could I afford to
put shoes on even half of them. With the amount I'm riding, this bunch of boots
will last forever!!!
Anything and everything you'd want to know about
"how-to" with any of the EasyCare boots is in great detail at Karen's blog ...
http://easycareinc.typepad.com/karen/ I
highly recommend it. Plus there's plenty of other great stuff there. And if you
still have a problem, email Karen and I know she'll have an answer. With as many
miles as she's put on those boots, there isn't anything she doesn't know about
'em!
Paddi is absolutely right about the amount of
new AERC rides! I was just getting ready to announce that I'm furiously
working on a supplement for my book that I'm hoping to have ready for
convention. It would be ride descriptions only ... And it includes
all the new rides. Last I counted, there were over 53! If you're a new ride
manager and I haven't sent you a questionnaire yet about your ride, please email
me! Let's get that ride described!!! You can
still get the reference sections by ordering the First Edition at 50% off at
$12.99 which entitles you to a discount on the supplement.
Drumroll ... New products for "Angiefans"
... insulated stainless steel travel mugs with the "Arab Ghost
Stories" or "Lunch for a Boulder" cartoon and notecard six-packs.
If there are other products you'd like to
see us produce ... coffee mugs, t-shirts, whatever, please let us
know!
