Knee Boots

[BronsonNutter]

What make of knee boots do people recommend for a dainty legged TB?

Typically I have about 700 different boots but no knee boots to try on him.

 

[Peglo]

I got the westropp ones. They double as a brushing boots and they haven't moved during wear. Fortunately they haven’t had to come into use so far but I feel so much happier having them on. Tali has dainty legs and a pony size has plenty of Velcro left over.

 

[dogatemysalad]

Mine are Jefferies leather knee boots. Expensive but worth it and still going strong after 15 years and they always stay in place.
Having had a horse go down on tarmac, it's a small price to pay to protect their knees. Leather offers the best, and most durable protection.

 

[Barton Bounty]

View attachment 112874
I got the westropp ones. They double as a brushing boots and they haven't moved during wear. Fortunately they haven’t had to come into use so far but I feel so much happier having them on. Tali has dainty legs and a pony size has plenty of Velcro left over.

She is totally posing!

 

[HappyHollyDays]

I use Gisbsons leather knee boots, like Jeffries but a fraction of the price at around £45. They stay firmly in place and clean up beautifully.

 

[poacher82]

I have both of the above, following a couple of trip-and-fall-to-knees*. I bought some WoofWear knee pads (enormous great plastic things that could double as a Storm Trooper's cricket box!) and returned them as I thought the straps were just too bulky.

Then bought the Westropp brushing/knee boots, which I really like - they stay put perfectly, even when I've forded the river. Very generous Velcro so if you have plenty of bone, don't worry about that.

I then decided 'normal' knee boots might be nicer in summer to avoid overheating legs which don't actually need the brushing boot element. I got some JHL classic leather-and-felt ones from VioVet for less than £20. They are nice but fitting is proving a giant PITA... one needed an extra hole, fine. I was worried about pressure points/rubs from narrow straps having to be done up quite tightly, so have added pads made from an old thin yoga mat, which are working great. But now the leather has obviously 'given' a bit, as I found out at the canter out hacking - a huge step sideways and screeched to a halt lef me wondering what the heck he was spooking at, but when I looked down, he had the strap round his pastern and the boot on the ground! I'm going to punch another hole and try again, but I reckon WoofWear may have had something in their non-leather strap design...


*following farrier and vet intervention we have now rectified the problem, but paranoia (and the fact things could deteriorate again and my first warning could be the next trip) means I shall now keep using boots.

 

[Flowerofthefen]

I bought some westropp knee boots for my tb. I couldn't get on with the brushing boots and knee boots combined

 

[visa_bot]

I used the westropp combined boots for years and got on with them fine. Then I couldn't get hold of them and tried the Caldene ones but they are far too heavy and just not designed correctly IMO - definitely not recommended. I now just use leather ones which, once softened are nice and easy to put on and stay put. I think it would depend on how pronounced the knee is, the combined ones are good as they can't fall down (which is obviously more or a hazard than a help).

 

[dreamcometrue]

I have Jeffries and Gibsons. Both very sturdy and excellent fit.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

What make of knee boots do people recommend for a dainty legged TB?

Typically I have about 700 different boots but no knee boots to try on him.

I prefer using the old fashioned travel knee boots, give the best protection if the horse falls on the road and acts like a cricket shin pad, I wont use any others. Don't find the plastic coated ones would stand up to a lot since my m8's horse fell and the centre piece just ripped This type .

Pardon our interruption...

several on Ebay, i know they are travel knee boots but do the same thing

JHL traditional knee boots brown leather one size [AC]VC1087 | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for JHL traditional knee boots brown leather one size [AC]VC1087 at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.

www.ebay.co.uk

These were the proper exercise knee boots - back in 80's


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325614592379?hash=item4bd024617b:g:fv4AAOSwYQpkNs3K&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA4JqKuyC5RkSb9b3oIozPM3BOVYDTqmeFqL1bRSHhXZkBtSQh5wjHYtvSWmVkBqIz7dvHgANw1K22PZ5atK1vLoqszhlbuZefU0qCEfGodyOh0yGGxzXMrsfnsQzRM19aYxKj+IaYVTFVC7rQUH80QFX/2CDOdOl35zDcenfPuE4okKJsm4jZHW3YJGbljx1Ov6tqSYuuEcI6NkdI0PyyTy+gTyLpJwGIXUQtZGKwWkFqNEMN78dCZb2PwlbovMxCrVrjKXv+uy5cD4vQUNyZWuY3T8WrtZ957xHrAekoLle1|tkp:Bk9SR_qp98_9YQ




.

 

[AntiPuck]

I use Westropp and find them to fit well, there is a lot of adjustability in them and they haven't moved yet

 

[Flowerofthefen]

I prefer using the old fashioned travel knee boots, give the best protection if the horse falls on the road and acts like a cricket shin pad, I wont use any others. Don't find the plastic coated ones would stand up to a lot since my m8's horse fell and the centre piece just ripped This type .

Pardon our interruption...

several on Ebay, i know they are travel knee boots but do the same thing

JHL traditional knee boots brown leather one size [AC]VC1087 | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for JHL traditional knee boots brown leather one size [AC]VC1087 at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.

www.ebay.co.uk

These were the proper exercise knee boots - back in 80's


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325614592379?hash=item4bd024617b:g:fv4AAOSwYQpkNs3K&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA4JqKuyC5RkSb9b3oIozPM3BOVYDTqmeFqL1bRSHhXZkBtSQh5wjHYtvSWmVkBqIz7dvHgANw1K22PZ5atK1vLoqszhlbuZefU0qCEfGodyOh0yGGxzXMrsfnsQzRM19aYxKj+IaYVTFVC7rQUH80QFX/2CDOdOl35zDcenfPuE4okKJsm4jZHW3YJGbljx1Ov6tqSYuuEcI6NkdI0PyyTy+gTyLpJwGIXUQtZGKwWkFqNEMN78dCZb2PwlbovMxCrVrjKXv+uy5cD4vQUNyZWuY3T8WrtZ957xHrAekoLle1|tkp:Bk9SR_qp98_9YQ




.

I used to use these and they look super smart but found I had to do the top strap REALLY tight.

 

[Cragrat]

I have a pair of leather and felt knee boots which I thought were good, but then bought a pair of Jeffires Skeleton boots 2nd hand. LOVE them. Easy to put on and stay in place well, without needing to be very tight - on ex-racer.

Jeffries Leather Skeleton Knee Boots - Full Size *Free Postage * | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Jeffries Leather Skeleton Knee Boots - Full Size *Free Postage * at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[BronsonNutter]

Thank you for the advice all. He has relatively long but very spindly legs so I have bidded on a pair of jeffries knee boots, as I'm not sure the westropp combined boots will have the right circumference to length ratio but if they don't suit then I'll reconsider! (Plus I can't cope with the velcro being back to front )

 

[Cragrat]

Thank you for the advice all. He has relatively long but very spindly legs so I have bidded on a pair of jeffries knee boots, as I'm not sure the westropp combined boots will have the right circumference to length ratio but if they don't suit then I'll reconsider! (Plus I can't cope with the velcro being back to front )

The leather staps on knee boots are always back to front...... they can't buckle on the inside, and the long bit passes around the back of the knee, through the buckle on the boot, and therefore the loose bit points forward. There is no other way!