Does anyone remember these kind of boots?

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ok, a few years ago one company used to sell 2 kinds of boots, one a knee boot the other a hock boot. The boot had an attachment for the hosepipe to connect to so that you could basically cold hose without having to stand there holding the hosepipe.
Well, i am having to cold hose one of my mares and this mare would happily stand with one of these boots on - IF only i could FIND one!
i cant recall the name for them,
i dont know what company made them,

i have tried googling all sorts of word combinations to try and at least get a pic - so far, no luck! i keep doing the same on ebay - no luck....

So... if anyone knows either the name that they were called, or the manufacturer, or even has a knee one laying around that they no longer need - i would love to hear from you!

i always thought it was quite a lazy idea but at the moment, i could muck out whilst her leg is being hoses outside her stable which would save me quite a bit of time.

Thanks,
 
I'm fairly certain robinsons used to sell them, just had a look on their site, but can't see them tho :-(
 
Theres a blast from the past :D
Used to have one made from a tough polystyrine (sp!) type material with a hose bit stuck out of the back.
It must be stuck somewhere in my tack room, if i find it you can have it :)
 
I am glad i am not the only one who remembers them!

those whirlpool boots look good but i wonder how hard wearing they are for £350 lol!

it's really bugging me what they were actually called etc as i know loads of places used to sell them, i very nearly bought one once but my horse at the time wouldnt have stood with it attached, whereas this mare at the moment certainly would.
 
I've got one in my tack room - blue neoprene with a white pad with the hose attatchment? I'll have a look tomorrow see if it has a label, i thought it would be shires, i've had it for about 20 years though and i think the elastic has gone!
 
You could try making your own

A length of hosepipe cut long enough to encircle the knee or hock - allow for space between. A three way hose pipe connector or T junction. Use two sides of the T to join the hose to turn it into a circle, pierce holes in the pipe facing to the inside.

Finally attach the hose to the remaining section of the T connection. To hold the whole thing up - some good old baling string!

hose-tube-pipe-3-way-t-piece-splitt.jpg
 
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