Boots on 24/7

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delaneys

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Please be kind and help me show mg friend who is new to horse keeping some new reasons why horses should not have the same boots on 24/7!
She leaves the same boots on in stable/field/ridden work and changes them for a different set only once a week, I believe that it's my fault as my horse wears boots all the time for turnout but they get changes when ridden and taken off every night. They are also airflow boots. I have tried go explain but it's harder than u think!
Fresh ideas and reasons please!
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Suggest to her that she puts on some short boots and has a walk through some long wet grass and then runs round a nice dusty school. Now tell her to keep her boots on for the next 24 hours.
 
Would she like to wear the same pair of socks, never taking them off, for a whole week it must be much the same for the horse with the added risk of rubbing, certainly it is very likely it will get a skin reaction in some way, why would she want to keep boots on him at all times, the boots will be likely to do more harm than they prevent.

Once a fungal infection takes hold he could end up totally bald, be unable to wear them when and if they are really required, if his legs are dark the hair could end up going white as it grows back.
 
I knew a girl that did this and wreaked havoc on her horses tendons :( they were really weakened and it caused him terrible problems, not to mention the fur rubbing away. She was 'knowledgable' so had even less of an excuse.

I would just tell her outright that it's very bad for his legs.
 
Perhaps you could set her a good example and turn your horse out without boots, explaining that you have been looking into this and decided that the dangers of having grit/mud/general rubbish down the boots from the moment they go out until whenever the owner decides to take them off outweigh any possible benefits of keeping horses booted up.
 
Thank you all, and moomin I def will try your idea!

Sadly mine without boots is a recipe for disaster, to many cuts and bangs later! I have 4 horses and he is the only one that is booted for turnout, I do however have him in the airflow boots and have taken the fronts off, it's just his backs!
 
Ask her if she knows how painful cellulitis is? The boots will cause the skin to become soggy and a breeding ground for bacteria. Once the cellulitis sets in, she'll have a big vets bill. It's also not good for tendons to be hot. Legs need to breath.
 
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