Backs are now off

[Barton Bounty]

So yesterday my farrier and I had a conversation about just removing the back shoes, We tried this for 3 months a few years ago but where I was at the yard at the time was very stony and he didnt do well. So now I have a lovely pair of boa boots we fitted onto the back yesterday and he also walked really comfortable barefoot to the field, fingers crossed he doesnt get sore!
And hopefully still has both boots on after a canter later ???

 

[Caol Ila]

Best thing I ever did for my old horse. Wish I'd done it years before.

 

[Barton Bounty]

Yeah will eventually do fronts too but probably not till after winter ?

 

[Caol Ila]

Had she been younger and I braver, I might have pulled the fronts as well. However, she was 24/25 at the time, but still sound and in full work. At that age, "If it works, don't fix" is my mantra. I got rid of the backs because it wasn't working. She was throwing shoes, and the more holes that the farrier put in her feet to reattach them, the more frequently they fell off. The last straw was one that half-came off, and the clip went into her foot and gave her an abscess. She was the world's most miserable horse on box rest, so the shoes were gone. Screw that.

She moved so much more freely behind when they did.

 

[Regandal]

Yeah will eventually do fronts too but probably not till after winter ?

I pulled front shoes going into autumn, ground was nice and soft. Rarely get frozen ground lasting for days on end, nowadays.

 

[Barton Bounty]

I pulled front shoes going into autumn, ground was nice and soft. Rarely get frozen ground lasting for days on end, nowadays.

I will see how he goes might be too soon as we are heading to autumn already lol ???

 

[Barton Bounty]

So the back have been off for a couple of weeks now and bb does not like the boots lol but I feel its too early to be hacking on stoney ground yet, hes still a bit tentative, absolutely fine on tarmac and grass though

 

[JBM]

I’ve been using keratex hoof hardener to help Barry out with his backs while he grows his new and improved hoof
I apply it a couple times a week and really helps him with stones as his boots are only arriving (finally) on Wednesday

 

[Barton Bounty]

Bbs boots rubbed him this morning! ??‍

 

[JBM]

Bbs boots rubbed him this morning! ??‍

Oh hell ??‍
Do your boots have any covers or soft stuff you can attach to them?

 

[Barton Bounty]

Oh hell ??‍
Do your boots have any covers or soft stuff you can attach to them?

Might put socks on him x

 

[HappyHollyDays]

Either Viper Renegades or Classics won’t rub anywhere as long as they have a size that fit him. Alternatively I put Duplos on B as he didn’t get on with boots and I didn’t want to go back to steel.

 

[splashgirl45]

my old mare was fine without hinds to start with but our yard was very stoney and she hobbled on it so i put them back on. when i stopped riding her i was at a different place with a concrete yard and took them off and she was fine all summer, i was going to take the fronts off in the winter but sadly lost her in the september

 

[Highmileagecob]

If the boots are a generous fit, a size 1 or 2 baby's nappy comes in handy as an emergency sock. Don't ride through water or you will struggle to get the boot off.

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

Clingfilm and Vaseline is what I used to stop rubs whisky the feet grew used to the boots ?

Scoots or renegades don’t cover the heels so should be the best to avoid rubbing ?

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

A lot of racehorses cope very well with no hind shoes. Most have their shoes off on their holidays anyway.