does your horse wear hind boots for jumping?

[nfpony]

What boots does your horse/pony wear when jumping?

when jumping, i always put open-fronted tendon boots on just incase, but if i put fetlock boots on I'm always paranoid they are going to slip as they never feel very secure - is it just the boots i have (woof wear smart fetlock boots)? does anyone else jump without hind boots?

 

[njyr]

Mine wear brushing boots - for support and to guard against any knocks.

 

[be positive]

I jump nearly everything in front boots, for protection from knocks or strike injuries to the tendon, they offer no real support, I often leave them with nothing behind unless they move close and may brush the joints together, once they are jumping more seriously then I boot up a bit more, we took 2 to a hunter trial this morning and both went without hind boots.

 

[PorkChop]

I try very hard to to use any boots at all for jumping unless going cross country. Never put hinds on for show jumping - unless their action predisposes them to knocking into themselves.

I find horses jump better without boots and I don't like the way that most boots keep the tendons warm.

 

[Butterbean]

Wear boots all round for jumping when studded up. Often leave them off if jumping on a surface.

 

[Sealine]

I don't use boots for SJ or hunting. I do use them for XC.

 

[chestnut cob]

He wears fetlock boots behind for SJ (and SJ lessons/ practice). I prefer to use open fronted tendon boots in front too but he can be a bit lazy so don't always.
For XC he wears XC boots all round. IMHO it's not worth the risk of injury over solid fences.

 

[Deltaflyer]

I put front tendon boots on my boy for SJ, but nothing on his hinds. For XC I put boots on all round.

 

[mudmonkey17]

Don't use any boots as pony hates them. Bit strange as last horse was an ex racer so booted up all round for everything ��

 

[chocolategirl]

I put front tendon boots on my boy for SJ, but nothing on his hinds. For XC I put boots on all round.

This is what I do too!