help fitting double strapped brushing boots

[__Annie__]

I've always thought you should close the inner one towards the head and the outer one towards the tail, if you know what I mean

right or wrong?thankies

 

[samp]

I thought it was the other way around. First strap to back the last strap to front

 

[Nic]

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I thought it was the other way around. First strap to back the last strap to front

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That's correct

 

[Super_Kat]

First strap always goes against bone

 

[carthorse]

Alway thought it was strap on outside [2nd] goes from front to rear so that if you go through undergrowth it can't knocked undone

 

[__Annie__]

and squirms

ages ago someone told me the outer should always face the back as the boot is less likely to come undone if it catches on something

thanks for replying, i'll shuffle off under a rock now

 

[__Annie__]

sorry for being dumb but what do you mean

yet again!

 

[__Annie__]

, that's me too

 

[Super_Kat]

Basically when you pull your strap to do it up you will be pulling it against bone rather than the horses' tendon.

 

[RachelB]

There is a lot of confusion about this, and I find (using a variety of different boots at work) some boots are shaped to be done up front to back first, and some the other way. However I always, always do them up front to back first if they are not shaped the other way around as I would far prefer a horse to have the top strap come undone from catching in grass etc. than to accidentally pull its tendons too tight. I was taught it was front to back first as that's the way you bandage too, so not to pull tendons. It's one of my pet hates, people who bandage the wrong way around!

 

[__Annie__]

that makes sense too , thanks
at least I bandage the right way

 

[_l_i_z_]

1st strap always goes towards hind quarters, therefore you wont be tightening over there tendons, instead over the bone!!

 

[miller]

Depends on the cut of the boot

 

[__Annie__]

thanks ever so much all

i know why i did it 'my' way and now i understand why it makes sense to do it the other way ! *and* i now appreciate that i need to double check the cut of the bot too! i've learned something

 

[Law]

I've always been confused over this but the Trizone boots I have, have it stitched into the boot telling you how to do them up! Useful!
I'm sure from what I remember it's the other way to what you said.
Same as what samp and Nic01 said.