Over Reach Boot on front AND hinds?

[Lippyx]

Hi,

I have notice quite a few horses on my yard have started putting overreach boots on their horses front and rear feet!! Why would this be? Does anyone else do this and why?

 

[samstar]

my mare use to have over reach boots on the back as she'd swing her legs due to lack of muscle and hit her hooves which would bruise. But I also found out they rubbed her fetlock area.
She is now stronger in back end so now only wears fetlock boots

 

[Chestersmum]

My horse can be a pillick with dodgy (ish) conformation and has a tendancy to strike himself on all four feet/legs! Boots on all four's admittedly make him look like a bigger pillick - but they solve the problem of striking himself.

 

[blackcob]

Whatever happened to rubber fetlock rings on the back legs? Looks a bit less daft than overreach boots all round, lol!

 

[abracadabra]

ive only seen it travelling but not for riding.

all the horses on my yard are wearing them 24/7 for turnout now, one started now theyre all doing it...

 

[Cliqmo]

I used to put them on the back. I hated doing it but nothing else worked as he used to cut into his coronet band with the other back foot when jumping about like a hooligan! The area he damaged was too low to be protected by brushing boots or a sausage boot so overreach boots seemed the only option

 

[Lippyx]

It seems everyone has started doing it! I understand if its for protection, but even one of the girls (13 yrs old) pony was wearing them tonight! Oh gone are the days where we would jump with front brushing boots ONLY!!!

 

[glitterfuzz]

people are funny how they copy each other with strange fads

 

[abracadabra]

im obviously a horrible mean mother because i dont bother with any never mind 4 (used to use the flapper ones in the 80's though, horse didnt over-reach but i liked the noise

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[LadyRascasse]

my mare has an overreach boot on her back leg 24/7 as she strickes herself and keeps cutting herself. so its the only option. people down my yard (well the kids) think its really cool and want to do it to there horses

 

[abracadabra]

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my mare has an overreach boot on her back leg 24/7 as she strickes herself and keeps cutting herself. so its the only option. people down my yard (well the kids) think its really cool and want to do it to there horses

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nothing wrong with that. the ones on my yard dont. one person is using them because it *stops the horse getting laminitis* and the others do it to copy...

 

[piebaldsparkle]

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Whatever happened to rubber fetlock rings on the back legs? Looks a bit less daft than overreach boots all round, lol!

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Might look daft, but effective, if you have one who tends to tread on itself and take its own hind shoes off!

 

[Lippyx]

Hang on.... how does an over reach boot prevent laminitis??? Think the vets must be doing something wrong!!!

 

[abracadabra]

mmm, lippyx, what vet? what laminitis? owner is a clueless numpty who had a lame horse and had heard the word laminitis...

 

[Lippyx]

OH one of those owners...bless!

 

[irishdraftlover]

if you have a horse like mine who wears spavin shoes on back legs these do by there very nature stick out on the outer edge so could poss be pulled off if another horse was to tread on outside edge of shoe

 

[silverbullet]

My boy has them on behind. He brushes very low and catches his coronet band & hoof. We've tried rubber fetlock ring but it didn't work.

didn't realise it was a fashion trend though, I keep getting told i've got my horses boots on the wrong legs!

 

[legaldancer]

I've used them before on hinds when they brush very low down. I don't have a sausage boot, so used overreach boots instead. I bought some very expensive Jeffries felt & leather "coronet boots" which are very similar to neoprene overreach boots. They're languishing in the bottom of a drawer in the tack room, no doubt getting eaten by moths & going mouldy. Should have stuck with the ordinary ones!

 

[Coffee_Bean]

I've used them when my girl had a nail/clench sticking out,and she wore them until the farrier could get out to sort