Hoof boot question

[chaps89]

Will try to keep this brief!
I have a 14.2hh cob x mare who has high and low ringbone in all 4 feet. She also tore her suspensory ligament in near fore and damaged collateral ligament in off fore. She has been shod all round by a quality remedial farrier based on her x-rays, conformation and movement and towards the end of last year after extensive rehab was sound (or as sound as she'll ever get!)
She's been off games over winter with liver disease and lyme disease but I am crossing everything that our next set of bloods come back showing an improvement and I can start working her.
Still with me?!
She had her hind shoes off last summer but she toe drags and squared her hind feet off that much that within 2 weeks she had them back on. She's on a low sugar/starch diet already as also has ems.
She's now had hinds off again for about 3 weeks so far and I'd quite like to keep them off. Our hacking is exceptionally stoney so not very bf friendly.
However as she'll have to go through fittening rehab all over again it should work well with bf transitioning I hope? (Fronts are staying on for now, dependant how we go aim will be to take them off too if she copes)
However, the boots I've looked at look quite clumpy, will boots be an option given as she toe drags? (Toe dragging much improved since last summer and is/was rare once she was fitter) or can we go without boots?
Asking now as I don't want to be in the same position I was last year when we took her hinds off again if I do get the all clear to ride again.
Sorry, it did turn into an essay after all!

 

[stencilface]

How does she manage at the moment on her back feet? Most horses find it much easier to be bf behind and rarely get footy on stoney ground. They bear most of their weight through their front feet.

Boot wise of my cavallos and renegades, I prefer the renegades as they're more slimline, however the cavallos were too big so that may have been half the problem!

 

[chaps89]

Seems fine without hind shoes on atm, but is only out at grass (tho land is hard/dry).
My concern is more that if/when we get to work again she'll square her hind toes off/wear them so badly we have to go back to shoes again (fair enough, some horses need them and if she's one then so be it, shoes it will be) so I'd like to prevent that if I can/make sure she's comfortable given how horrible the tracks are that we have to hack on, hence the wondering if boots (which I know nothing about!) might be an option

 

[stencilface]

The hoofboutique were very helpful when I was buying, you can trial boots. Also certain shape feet suit certain brands of boots. Contact Liz at the hood boutique and pick her brains

 

[paddy555]

If they fit I would go for gloves for your hinds. They are the most streamlined of all boots and probably have the best breakover.

otherwise renegades. Bottom of my list would be cavallos.

 

[Gloi]

Unfortunately I have not found boots too successful where they drag the hinds and square the toes off. Unlike the sole, the front of the boot is usually pretty thin and soon wears through. I must admit I do use boots with pretty big holes in them but you don't get anywhere near the wear you should from the boots.