opinions of tendon boots

[amiiejayne]

please could people give me their opinions of tendon boots?
whether they are good or bad?
and welfare issues they could cause?
many thanks

 

[Undecided]

Rio wears them for fast hacks and jumping, I find they don't make his legs as warm as brushing blots. As for welfare issues I wouldn't say there were any if put on correctly with the right tension/not over tightened.

 

[Undecided]

*boots not blots!

 

[Nightmare before Christmas]

Never ride without them! Studying the anatomy and what happens if you bash the tendon under pressure makes it a brainless dectition for me

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

Our horses always wear boots when being ridden. Hacking out they have brushing boots & knee boots. Show jumping they always have tendon boots & fetlock boots & over reach boots. They are very athletic & an over reach injury can be dangerous. I don't see any issues wearing tendon boots, most are open fronted so tendons don't get too warm.

 

[PingPongPony]

mine always wear boots all round. She wears brushing boots for flat work, and open fronted tendon and fetlock boots for everything else I would much rather spend £40 getting a new set of boots, than spending god knows how much on vets bills, and putting my horse through all that pain, box rest etc. I think its a no brainer

 

[StoptheCavalry]

I struggle to find tendon boots that fit my horse well the seem to bulge over his joint and sort of stick out. I've tried a few kinds, with Velcro and buckles with elastic, am I just buying the wrong ones? My horse brushes but would quite like the extra protection for fast hacks and for the day I actually decide to leave the ground and jump afain

 

[NaeNae87]

I get weird looks when I boot or bandage my two before I ride. Neither of them brush or have even come close to hitting themselves, but as PingPongPony said I would rather spend a little money on new boots than a heap on a vet bill that could have been avoided.