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my daft horse studding himself in front of fetlock joint. Cos as he jumps xc, he crosses his hind feet and he has knicked himself yesterday.
I need protection at front of joint- anybody recommend style of boot which would help.

this is what he does

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Yeah the proper event boots would cover that part of his legs, the premier equine website sells them pretty cheap and I've heard tehy do the job well....I myself always had Style boots but they do cost and arm and a leg
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http://www.premierequine.co.uk/acatalog/horse-boots.html
http://www.frogpool.com/prodcat-419.html

Links to various XC boots for you, I personally love Premier Equine. Although not 100% certain they will cover the right bit but you dont really want a boot that covers the front of the fetlock joint as this bit really needs to bend. But with a nice tough pair of XC boots & a pastern wrap there would not be much left sticking out! Also consider putting in smaller studs on the inside of the hind feet. Worth a try. The other thing to try is putting tubigrips under the XC so that the fetlock joint is covered, you will need to pull them up high & then fold them over the top of the boot & maybe tape so they dont slip down. This would help if he just grazes the front of his hind leg.....
 
just looked at prolite range and i can't see anything which will stop him studding self, as injury is front of on joint ???? and it seems all boots have to be cut to allow joint flexion

Would bandages be and idea (under boots , but what would happen when poughing through water............????

or a lighter version of vet wrap???
 
Thats a hard one...what about pastern wrap and over reach boots?? Or Tubigrip and overreach boots?? Or even all 3..Tubigrip, Pastern wrap and Overeach boots??!!

ETA...Im on about bog standard Bell overreach boots..
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We use New Equine Wear XC hind boots. They have a small flap coming down and covering that area. Thay are the ones with the cannon bone protector too ... & fleece liner. Found them to be very good.
 
Kat B - Sorry i'm beening dumb do you have these boots or an image of jumping horse with these boots on - thank you



Injury is to high for pastern wrap or over reach boots
 
premier equines would not cover this area
the NEW boots have a flap coming down, which might help your problem http://www.newequinewear.co.uk/index.htm?ac=ZITUU-W

not sure about the prolites, as i dont have the hinds
i wouldnt have thought tubigrip would help, as a stud would go through this, but maybe vetwrap, although would it stay there in water and over the period of a course? i suppose you could try
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Problem with those is the flap can very easily stick up and be absolutely useless.

I'm guessing the horse crosses its back legs every time it jumps so probably needs something that hasnt got as much a chance of moving... like the tubigrip/overreach boot or Pastern wrap/overreach boot.
 
looking at you picture it seems to me that the injury id likely to be underneath most makes of hind xc boots as if they went that low they would interfere with the joint. Some (as someone has pointed out) do have a flap that hangs over this part but might not be heavy duty enough to stop the studding. yorkshire boots would cover it but again might no be heavy duty enough. Look at Polo boots, they will be expensive but less than a vet bill but am thinking what the yanks call a rundown bandage might help. very thin padding and vet wrap on top. will go look for an image.
 
Think your only choice is medicine boots behind, but i've seen them shred in polo and that was from square studs. Also you will probably only want the Professional choice SMBII elites as they are the only ones that aren't going to take on water
 
yes those would probably work though i personally dont care for them but go here http://www.theperfectwrapvideo.com/video-3/ to see the bandages i mean though usually you only put them on front legs on the racers, i expect you could modify slighty. they are tougher than they look though not so thick and have used them under an xc boot and a polo boot (different occasions!!) for horses similarly prone to injuries.
 
lucretia - i think you right, isn't there someone jump at really top level with same problem and this is why i'm thinking about wrap underneath boot.........
Yesterday i put i smallest studs just so he just had help to plant his hock too to jump and he still knicked himself
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Think I would be trying a sausage boot? Would stop the foot going near the pastern. Might also help the horse with its jumping style disuading it from crossing so much.
 
there are several top showjumpers on the continent that have this problem but as a great percentage of the shows abroad are on surfaces studs are not such an issue.
a sausage boot (as well) wouldnt hurt either.
 
Maybe try a ring boot? A sausage boot is used in the stable to stop the horse injuring it's elbow with it's shoe when it lies down so I doubt it would help you when jumping!
 
If I had a horse that consistently did this it would not be going XC with inside studs on its hinds! I just couldn't take this risk of it puncturing its fetlock joint. Plenty of people, pros included, only use studs on the outside. *ducks and runs for cover to avoid prolonged studding arguement*
 
i can see where your coming from and i would like to run without studs completely, but want to make sure horse plants bum and the engages hocks to pop (his 1st season eventing)

I feel my cotton and tread is going to come out and i'm going to have to re-design, with tubbey(sp) grip

as saugages will not stop either going to take image of his little hole to nite
 
I would agree with Gamebird and run with one stud in each foot. I have to do this with my chap as he is horrifically close behind......there's no way I would risk him hurting himself!! Have never had a problem with 'traction' with only one in!

Good luck!
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If I had a horse that consistently did this it would not be going XC with inside studs on its hinds! I just couldn't take this risk of it puncturing its fetlock joint. Plenty of people, pros included, only use studs on the outside. *ducks and runs for cover to avoid prolonged studding arguement*

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Completely agree and I did everything up to and including novice with only studs on the outside. Only went for two studs this year as doing tighter turns, and only then after he slipped....I wouldn't be using two studs either KickOn....
 
Echo what other people have said about only using one stud in each foot. I never use more than 1 stud in each foot anyway, so am a little biased
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but surely that would solve the problem?
Otherwise, the NEW XC boots definitely have a little flap that sounds like it covers the area you're talking about.
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Maybe try a ring boot? A sausage boot is used in the stable to stop the horse injuring it's elbow with it's shoe when it lies down so I doubt it would help you when jumping!

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I didn't know that! I've seen a few people riding in them and though 'what does that do that a fetlock boot won't do?' So know I know they are just being silly using gadgets for a purpose that they were not designed.

I love learning new stuff about horses
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