what boots have you tried?
Indeed, I have done the same. I did TREC for years with my old boy in a set of Cavallos on the front and Renegade Vipers on the back - everything from knee deep sucking mud to clambering up rock tors on Dartmoor. Only ever had him kick a boot off twice, once when being "over-enthusiastic" up a steep rocky track and once when he slid/stumbled down a bank. That's in over 10 years. It's a matter of finding the right boot - have you spoken to Hoof Boutique or Saddlery Shop OP?what boots have you tried?
I have had boots stay on when they have been knee deep in bog, through very rocky rivers, at any speed and on young horses. However as with everything there are boots and boots
It's showing a toe dubbed right back, essentially all of the weight bearing wall has been removed and the shoe is set back on the sole rather than the walls of the hoof. It's also showing a more acute angle at the heel, which is starting to show signs of underrunning already.
Right, makes sense - thank you for explaining!
I tried cavallos, scoot boots, vipers, Flex boots, Evo Boots and they all did the same thing. Fell off, rubbed or were so hideous to get on and off and keep clean/dry that it wasn't worth the attempt and I lost motivation to ride before I'd started.what boots have you tried?
I have had boots stay on when they have been knee deep in bog, through very rocky rivers, at any speed and on young horses. However as with everything there are boots and boots
Perhaps I need to suck eggs and give this a try. Nothing ventured nothing gained I suppose, and that was with the last horse, not with Dex so things may have come on a lot since then.
I think I have spotted a set of hooves I like so I have put an enquiry out to see if his books are open, the difficulty is that there is no lack of good farriers, but they are all either mad busy with closed books or you don't know who is good until you have tried them, and I can't afford another two cycles of cr@p farriery before I have a lame horse.
Not taken as such at all, Dex hasn't ever worn hoof boots, my experience was with the last horse I had.
I completely hear what you are both saying and do agree but he does always have a week out of every month off, and actually was only backed in Feb, then was ridden for a month and had a 2.5 month break April to mid June as I was without a saddle, so has actually only been 'in work' a total of 3.5 months.
I've not heard of this before, I'll go and have a google.
Thank you, I have put the feelers out and won't make any decisions until someone proper has had a look. He's just had his routine week off, so I will keep it low level if any until someone has come out.
I have Explorer magic. I alternate in winter hosing and drip drying on bridle hooks high in stable and taking home and washing in bath with shower.
Not at all, no apology needed!
Thank you, I'll have a Google.
Well would you believe it, he shoes for a local 4* eventer and a huge local, very well known/regarded eventing stud near me - so they must be happy with his work, or they get a different quality of service
. He could talk the talk and do a decent job if he bothered to.
I have Explora Magic for BH on his fronts. Last year, he did a hunt ride in them. Variable ground including jumping a ditch into a proper bog. They stuck on and didn't rub. They are good in all terrain.
my answer to that would be "so what" it doesn't mean anything. All that matters to many is that, he answers the phone/text, he turns up at short notice, attaches a set of shoes that stay on and comes back quickly when they fall off just before an event.
....then a stud only shoes most of their horses for a few weeks, there's a lot less harm can be done that way.the "barefoot taliban" on here spend a lot of time correcting feet. The feet many are correcting are the ones that have been shod either for a long time or badly shod. We expect those horses to go on and work, possibly booted, but to have a good and long working life left.
When was the last time a farrier was disciplined or struck off for poor Farriery? I know some have been for cruelty but I don’t think they even get ‘spoken to’ about poor shoeing.
I think it comes back to people handing over responsibility to, and trusting, professionals. For instance - we all use equine dentists and trust they know what they are doing. So we don't bother much about what's going on in our horse's mouths until we see an obvious issue, beyond 6 monthly or yearly checks. We are absolutely fulfilling our duty as good owners. Speaking for myself I couldn't tell you off the top of my head how many teeth there should be, and I rarely or never look in my horses' mouths between dentist visits.
And sometime farriers do treat different customers differently. Especially one horse owners that dont have the knowledge or skill to hold them to account.
That is pretty awful, that he just didn't bother with your boy even though he was perfectly capable.
. So while he can do a decent job, he doesn’t always bother to.