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PaulnasherryRocky

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Difficult to describe this one without pictures but I will try to get some tonight if nobody understands what i'm asking!

Bought some brushing boots (fronts and backs) for my horse, put them on the way my instructor told me to put on the last pair of boots- only to be told by someone at the yard (whos opinion I trust as they are very experienced) told me I had them on the wrong way round (ie left boots on the right and right boots on the left) so I figured I'd just forgotten which way my instructor told me to put them on and changed them round.

Anyway, had a lesson yesterday and instructor tells me I've got the boots on the wrong legs- i'd put them on the way the experienced person on my yard had told me to!


My instructor says that the velcro bit that causes the pressure should go from bone to tendon, so front to back, but these boots also have another velcro strap that goes back on itself to secure the first velcro straps- meaning the LAST strap that does up faces the front

Whereas the other lady says last strap should ALWAYS face the back- but this would mean having the first velcro straps doing up from tendon to bone, which in my instructors book would be wrong-


so which way round should they go?!

they are made in italy so don't know if they do things differently there..
Here are the boots if that would help to describe what I mean!

http://www.saddlery.biz/horse-cloth...g-boots/veredus-trc-vento-brushing-boots.html
 
The first strap that you do up has to be fastened front to back, then the second goes from back to front.
It looks wrong, but the strap which has the tension does go the correct way, but if you aren't the person putting them on, and know that there is another strap, then its easily confused!
 
I would do the 2 straps front to back and the "locking" strap from back to front (does that make sense......) So how your instructor would do them.
 
I'm glad you both think that as I'm with my instructor on this one too

Here's where it gets really confusing though- The boots have "right" and "left" written on them, but!

Is that read as boot for the right leg and boot for the left leg OR boot to be put on the right side of the leg and the boot for the left side of the leg, which would then be correct?

If I put them on the right leg and the left leg, they would be put on tendon to bone again (so wrong!)
 
I'd put them on the way your instructor has shown you, if the shape matches the shape of the leg, and the strap with tension on it goes front to back, then its likely to be on the right way! :')
 
PaulnasherryRocky said:
I'm glad you both think that as I'm with my instructor on this one too

Here's where it gets really confusing though- The boots have "right" and "left" written on them, but!

Is that read as boot for the right leg and boot for the left leg OR boot to be put on the right side of the leg and the boot for the left side of the leg, which would then be correct?

If I put them on the right leg and the left leg, they would be put on tendon to bone again (so wrong!)
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LOL I looked at the photo in the link you put in OP and can just see the 'right' label - agree that's mighty confusing but I'm still with your instructor ;) you'll be tensioning the strap over the front of the leg.
 
The cup shape for the inside of the fetlock in those boots is not symmetrical. So the boot in the pic/ link is for the horse's off/ right leg as printed on the boot. So first straps will close forward and the final backwards. Opposite to your instructor's suggestion.
Eta guess the last strap has to face backwards to prevent it catching on a bush etc and pulling the strap off.
Where your instructor is coming from is a bandaging angle- where front to back against the leg is correct so to tension round the front not the tendons at the back.
The boots should be designed not to over tension or overlap (gap at the side & elastic straps).
As long as you put them on just tight enough not to drop or swing round should be fine as per manufacturers instructions.
 
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My PE ones are the same. The cup bit points forward and shaped to help them stay on I guess, so they don't need to be very tight.
 
not sure how much of a good idea it is to have straps which one is able to tighten across the tendons due to the elastic part of the strap.
makes sense what you say calmgirl .. and is clearly how the manufacturer is instructing to use.
I know knowledgeable people would probably not tighten this too much , but the danger is still there.
I was also always taught that the strap with the tension should be facing backwards , and I have continuous discussion on my yard as everyone tells me I have my back fetlock boots on the wrong way ... (2 straps . the first strap I do so strap facing backwards and the second 'cover# strap is facing forwards) .. I think next time I will just get boots with only one set of straps :-)
 
I seem to keep picking silly boots that are confusing like this as my old set are the same and I had exactly the same issue with people telling me I had them on the wrong legs- for the last lot I just did as my instructor said as I only wore them for lessons anyway!

I think with these ones I'l put them on how the manufacturer says, but just loosely so I don't cause any damage if that is indeed wrong, they are very stretchy and breathable and have plenty of give so hopefully they will be fine
 
I used to have an autoritative trainer who insisted I used a flash strap during lessons, which I then discarded as soon as we got back home ;) I kept it in the lorry. sometimes it's nice to just have a quiet life!!
 
Perfect solution would be the two straps fitting backwards and the second strap top to bottom to keep it secure. Like some tendon boots I have.

Someone email OPs boot manufacturer and double check how they should be fitted!
 
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