Do you turn out in Brushing boots

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I dont...becasue I think they over warm the legs (especially tendons) if left on for too long and the horse and do more harm than good.

I do if he is going out with a new lot of horses - for the first couple of days.

I also think it screams - "My horse is more important than your horse....he HAS to wear boots in the field" .... no horse HAS to do anything.

So do you?

BTW I am talking about BRUSHING BOOTS as in those intended for exercising your horse....not field boots or over reach boots.

I dont know why but I just dont like it?
 
I used to on my TB mare on vet's advice.....she was diffo a 'special needs',it did not applie that she was more important than any one else's in the field,she just had alot of leg problems and was good at self harm to her self!
 
No I dont and I certainly wouldnt think anyone who did turn out in brushing boots had a better horse than me..it cant be that much better if it is so clumsy it has to have boots on to protect it while it grazes!
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Yep im afraid I do but we don't turnout like in the UK either so its a bit different.

That being said, he wore them rather often in the uk also cos hes the most accident prone creature alive.
 
No, never do. But I wouldn't form an opinion of the horse or the owner if one was turned out in brushing boots (except maybe to conclude that they hadn't got round to buying field boots)
 
I do turnout changeover on our yard, and a few of the horses are turned out in overreach boots and brushing boots all round. Mine go out with nothing on apart from a rug.
 
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No I dont and I certainly wouldnt think anyone who did turn out in brushing boots had a better horse than me..it cant be that much better if it is so clumsy it has to have boots on to protect it while it grazes!
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Naw I dont think they have a better horse....but there is one owner on my yard that isists that her ned is booted top to bottom, and wears a nylon headcollar...and tells people its because "He is worth so much money that I just cant risk a vet bill"

Realistically he was probably worth the £5k they paid for him, they think he is now worth more (he isnt)
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No I don't , I don't think they're necessary and also read that they get heat up tendons if left on for long periods of time. George does have overreach boots on, he is shod long at the heels so it's just to stop him pulling his shoes off.
 
Not unless I know they were likely to go a bit loopy, if the hunt were coming around for example, I get them in asap but appreciate the added peace of mind that being booted up gives me.

With regard to heating the tendons... the core of the tendon heats up to something crazy like 46degrees when in race conditions and survives, so I'm not sure that the 'normal' horse wearing boots is suffering too much from heat damage.
 
always wondered why people do it - at my yard there are big cobs turned out in brushing boots over reach boots the lots - looks very funny with feathers sticking out each end! i thought it might have something to do with the horses pulling shoes off or something so didnt judge. I reckon 75% of them go out with boots on - not just turnout ones.I dont put mine on unless shes out with a new horse, i like her to be a horse as much as possible and just enjoy being outside without being all strapped up! thats only my opnion and she isnt bothered either way!
 
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Helga is turned out in Over reach boots as she has bar shoes on can would end up pulling them off.

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I did say brushing boots.....
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Feel i should elaborate. Our horses dont go out on fields at all over winter. They're out either into one of the indoors or what would be directly translated to "running pens". This happens around 3-4 times a week and the purpose of which is entirely for them to have a blast, roll and let off steam.

Although they're out alone we boot up quite heavily for this as either they tend to go manic of their own accord or the grooms encourage them to have a good run round.

On the walker everyone uses either brushing boots on all fours or chaps to protect against the slightly muddy surface over winter.
 
I used to (during winter cos of the ground)...mainly because i thought of the protection against her catching herself or if getting silly in the field...but she always caught herself where the boots weren't ie. just above or below the boot!!.... and she got kicked and got a broken bone anyway (no boot is going to stop that happening).
Plus she used to have special shoes on which seemed to encourage her to catch herself, whereas now she is barefoot behind anyway.
So apart from wanting to wrap her up in cotton wool anyway...no boots are used!!!
 
No only for the odd day if I'm expecting trouble like she has just moved fields. I find they rub and son't like them heating the leg. I do turn out in over reach boots though.
 
Hils doesn't because he is turned out overnight at the moment and technically he is old enough to know better.

Diva does because she is not the great in the field and only goes out for a couple of hours, she can be quite unsettled with a tendancy to run around like a lunatic so she is booted in breathable turnout boots and over-reach boots.

Blitz also goes out in boots because he too is not the greatest field pony and goes out for a couple of hours.

We have found quite a few imported horses do not settle for long periods out in the field. So for that reason they are suited and booted!
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Spider wears brushing boots and over reach boots and Dexter wears hind brushing boots and all in one sports boots on the fronts (with over reach boots in them)

I CAN NOT risk either injuring them self from a knock and Dexter plays non stop in the field and im pretty sure they ahve saved him a good few knocks and scrapes. And over reach boots so they dont pull shoes off, if they did and farrier couldnt get out for 2 days it would be a nightmare they both get really foot sore with a lost shoe.

As someone said the heat the tendons reach in racing is far higher then them being booted with breathable boots in the field, I would never not boot
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I would like to (my horse is very accident prone!) but boots rub him if he wears them for long periods so he only wears brushing boots if he is turned out in a new field or a new horse gets introduced in our field.

I understand why people turn their horses out in them but don't agree with them on 24/7 - a girl down our yard turns her horse out in boots, rides him in boots and he wears bandages at night. His legs never get a breather and he has rub marks on both front legs and she wonders why!
 
dont turn out in headcollars, no need, my horses are happy to be caught and way to dangerous, turn out in brushing boots only if new member in the herd for first day or two.

Overeach boots yes, all the biggies!!! - they rip shoes off running down the hills otherwise!
 
My boy (3yo stally) has to have boots on to go out cos he hoons around constantly at 100mph doing handbrake turns and leaping and bucking. So, far too much risk of injury, even though he is very balanced and agile - the YO (BHSI) says any other horse would fall flat on its face if it attempted some of Tobago's high-speed gymnastics!

But he's not out for very long (gets bored after a couple of hours galloping and playing, and asks to come in) so I can't see any danger of over-heating or anything.
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I have to say it would never have occurred to me that having boots on my horse might be seen as some kind of one-upmanship statement! I wonder if maybe you are reading too much into this?
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