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not too sure if that the actual name, but the ones that supposedly help prevent mud fever and are 52 pounds a pair....

are they any good?

what are the sizes like?

im at my wits end with my horses mud fever. im not allowed to put him in a differant field, and i want to do all i can to prevent the mud fever getting to the stage where he gets cellulitis again. and i cant afford another 400 pound vets bill to 'cure' the cellulitis.

also, id really appreciate any tips about cellulitis? couldnt really find any info ontne interweb.

thankyou! (no pound sign btw, its disappeard!)
 
I bought some last winter, what a load of rubbish. The are quite hard to fit, especially if you have a horse that figgets like mine! The mud travels up inside them, thus leaving the horses' legs just as wet; they take ages to dry out.
The best thing I've found is; clean with hibiscrub, and dry really well, then put lashings of sudocream on and rub well in.
Then leave alone. Failing that another good idea that works, is cleaning as above, drying then putting a hot poltice on, bandaging and leaving for 24 hours, cleaning again with hibiscrub and sudocreaming!
 
i bought them last year for my old tb gelding who also has had lyphangitis and cellulitus , i found then excellent although they are rather tricky to fit and having the correct size is very important , as for cellulitus i find its to do with liver and lymphatic function and my vet advised scrupluose cleaning of wounds , antibiotics early on if infection is suspected boots so he can have some turnout and naff de tox ( which i think has helped him the most , but beware it smells and tastes horrible so some horses simply wont eat it )
hope this helps
tracy
 
I have had them but I ended up selling them on ebay because although they did the job, they were a total pain to get on and off and get washed/dry overnight to use again in the morning.

I now use keratex mud powder and then wrap thermatex leg wraps over wet muddy legs overnight before brushiing off dry mud.
 
i might try that de-tox stuff then, thankyou tracy, my vet wasnt really very helpful at all when i called him out, solo had cellulitis in january. he stands well enough for me to fidget around with him so although the chaps havent been raved about i think il give them a shot. combined with limited turnout sol might not be so bad this winter.
thankyou all.
 
I have used these boots and found them very good although they are a bit fiddly to get fitted right. It is vital that you get the rights size though. I strongly suggest you phone the company up and have a chat with them to make sure you get the right ones - they are really helpful.
 
I have a pair for one of mine and love them!
In very deep mud the stuff will get up inside the bottom of the chaps, but she still didn't get MF from it. She's quite a hooligan as well, and I worried about them getting wrecked but they're almost as good as new after a whole winters use
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I hose her legs off while she's wearing them when I bring her in, and then bring the chaps up to the house to dry overnight on top of the boiler.
I measured her up with a tape measure and chose the sizing from there, and they fit well despite her having longer-than-average pasterns.
Oh and.. look on Equestrian Clearance, they are (or at least were!) cheaper on there.
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