Cross Country Boots confusion

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I'm going xc schooling for the first time in 6 years on Bud on Saturday (eek!) so I brought some Roma Elite Cross country boots. Fronts as cob and hinds as full. Fronts fit him perfectly, hinds look like travel boots on him where they're so long, so they're being sent back. But I need some hind boots for Saturday - some recommendations please?

Neither of us are big fans of xc, but my instructors dropped us in it and we're now doing an eventers challenge in October. So I don't need Veredus/Dalmars as much as I like them, I can't warrant that amount of money for a 90cm course and one xc schooling session beforehand before they probably get put at the bottom of the tack box never to be used again...

I'm confused by sizes as well now. He has medium Veredus tendon boots for sj, and the cob roma boots fit perfectly on the front, everywhere appears to have sold out of the Roma hind boots I have/am returning in cob size. I've found these http://www.robinsonsequestrian.com/...ion/competition-boots/impact-event-boots.html but they suggest going up a size and I don't have time to get it wrong again!

He's a 16.2hh IDx, but obviously has little legs! And I don't really want brushing boots as he's the type of horse that always picks up his front end but if he has a pole sj, it's always with a lazy back leg through not concentrating/getting tired

Suggestions please? And lots of tea and digestives if you got this far!
 
If the full were too big then order the cob. It seems that 'they' always advise to go up a size on hinds however my horse is similar size to yours and the medium Premium Equine boots were too long. It seems to be a length issue rather than width.

I now have the Le Mieux XC boots which fit him perfectly. The Roma ones you linked to look nice and short so should do. If you can't get boots in time, you could always just go 'old fashioned' and bandage with lots of electrical tape.
 
Don't forget XC hinds are supposed to come up higher than other types of hind boots. Not too high obviously - but high enough to protect the lower inside of the hock without interfering with movement. For only occasional XC you would be fine with brushing boots. Just be sure to get the boots off promptly at the end and cold hose the tendons.
 
Shay said:
Don't forget XC hinds are supposed to come up higher than other types of hind boots. Not too high obviously - but high enough to protect the lower inside of the hock without interfering with movement. For only occasional XC you would be fine with brushing boots. Just be sure to get the boots off promptly at the end and cold hose the tendons.
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I know they should come higher up but these come up to the point of if they don't interfere with movement around his fetlock they dig in around his hock as he walks and if they're right around his hock he can't bend his fetlock! I tried woof wear brushing boots yesterday in a full and a cob and neither fit (full is too wide and cob is too short). We tried Le mieux and had the same problem, but that's he extent of what other people at the yard have that I could try on before I brought some. I spoke to the lady in the tack shop who knows my horse and after looking at some special orders, we decided bandaging will be the best option. I now know why after 10 years of having him he's never owned back boots...
 
Woof wear make xc boots..

Did you try them?

My problem is a mare with 10" of bone behind, rather then length, but I sympathise with the frustration as we've tried loads :(

Fiona
 
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