Chamfrom
Well-Known Member
Hello there - I wonder if any of you may be able to help me.
My lovely IDx boy was diagnosed with impar ligament navicular a couple of years ago now. We have gone through the stage of remedial shoeing and tried glue on shoes which he dispatched after a couple of weeks. We tried the Old Mac G2 hoof boots and he is now only .5 lame in one foot and sound in the other.
These boots have lasted around ten months which has been great.
He is hacked out for an hour 5/6 days a week and is working at a good level of fitness but he is bored and needs his life back - we have taken things so slowly but are ready to do a bit more so he has cubbed out successfully. The only issue I find with the Old Macs is that when they get wet and the straps stretch, they can turn around his hoof so it doesnt matter how hard you tighten them, when they get wet....
I am needing to find some boots that dont have such an issue with stretching straps in the wet and ideally one that you can bolt on bolt off parts as he has just gone through the toe in these and I am needing to buy some more now. I also need some that can go in mud and heavy going plus dont slip on the road.
I have been looking at Boas or Marquis...
Any advice is most helpful.... thanks
My lovely IDx boy was diagnosed with impar ligament navicular a couple of years ago now. We have gone through the stage of remedial shoeing and tried glue on shoes which he dispatched after a couple of weeks. We tried the Old Mac G2 hoof boots and he is now only .5 lame in one foot and sound in the other.
These boots have lasted around ten months which has been great.
He is hacked out for an hour 5/6 days a week and is working at a good level of fitness but he is bored and needs his life back - we have taken things so slowly but are ready to do a bit more so he has cubbed out successfully. The only issue I find with the Old Macs is that when they get wet and the straps stretch, they can turn around his hoof so it doesnt matter how hard you tighten them, when they get wet....
I am needing to find some boots that dont have such an issue with stretching straps in the wet and ideally one that you can bolt on bolt off parts as he has just gone through the toe in these and I am needing to buy some more now. I also need some that can go in mud and heavy going plus dont slip on the road.
I have been looking at Boas or Marquis...
Any advice is most helpful.... thanks