Re: easyfoam

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>Is anyone out there using the easyfoam & boots over shoes? This is
>something that I want to try, but I'm a little unsure as to how to get
>the boots off with the foam...from what I heard it's tough.
>
Yes, I have used easyboots with foam over shoes a lot. Last year on the Fort
Armstrong ride it was super muddy and I saw at least 2 dozen shoes on trail.
I put the easyboots with foam on the morning of the ride (you can do the
night before as well) AND TROMPED THROUGH EVERYTHING FROM ROCKS, TO GRAVEL,
TO GRASS TO MUD. tHEY WORKED GREAT!! But everytime I headed into the vet
check someone would say "There's anohter horse who lost shoes" and I had to
correct them. Thye did still get water in them and sounded like my wet
sneakers when I jog - squish-squish, but my horse didn;t mind and I soon
ignored the sound. The only problem I had was the wet grass from the morning
dew..my mare would slip on the turns. I just had to be extra careful to keep
her balanced.

>Do you put the boots on before you trailer to the ride? Wait till the
>night before...the morning of?

Warning!! Put vasaline on hair at coronary band before you use easyfoam and
either use old gloves or clothes you don't care about. The foam is
IMPOSSIBLE to remove from clothing and takes DAYS to get off your hands and
will REMOVE hair on your horse if you get it on and have to pull it off. I
have heard that farrier's silcone calking works good, but as yet, have not
tried it myself.

>
>I also heard of people leaving the boots on for up to 6 weeks..anyone
>done this?
>
I removed the boots that evening. I felt that with the water in them it
would be bad for her feet. But, I have left them on for up to a week when
riding the Outlaw Trail in '95. I hate using pads and they were great on the
rocks. To remove them, I use a screwdriver and pry between the easyfoam and
the hoof wall, then use the standard method of prying from the metal clips
and they pop off just fine. I spend a good hour the enxt day with a pair of
needle nose pliers pulling the easyfoam off the boots, though.

Teddy

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