Re: [RC] A Little Experimentation Pays Off - Truman Prevatt
I thing the Achilles' heel of any of the hoof protections where there
the ground interface is a surface of rubber or plastic substance - wet
conditions. That's true of boots of all sorts, ground control shoes,
equithotic horse shoes, etc. Probably why they are much more useful in
the arid and semi-arid (and maybe sandy) parts of the country than on
good old Eastern red clay mud or even wet grass.
That I think is just the nature of the beast. I've had luck with EZ
boots in the West - none whatsoever and only aggravation in trying to
duplicated it in the East.
Truman
sherman wrote:
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Problems
with gaiter rubs are common with the Epics. Some users of the Gloves
are finding the new gaiter does not cause quite as many problems, but
still causes rub sores on some horses. And the traction in mud is also
a known problem. I'll only use boots in dry conditions, but I do still
use them whenever hoof protection is needed.
If
anyone needs to know more about boots and booting, there is a yahoo
group, barefootendurancehorses, where you can get all the info you need
from riders that are making barefoot work for their horses...or not
(:>)
Kathy
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“I maintain there is much more wonder in science
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