Over reach boots dilemma

E

Equestriangirl123

Well-Known Member
Joined
27 October 2013
Messages
122
Location
Yorkshire
Visit site
Please please can someone reccomend me a pair that don't rub ! My horse has the tri-zone ones currently and they have made him very sore . PE sheepskin ones are great and he wears them for arena work /SJ but I need something a bit more practical for hunting and every day hacking ( something that won't soak up the water) . Pleaseee help :)
 
Woof Wear club over reach boots are good. They are the no turn ones and they actually don't turn. Need a new pair, pony ate the last ones :mad:
 
I know how you feel! Every over reach boot seems to rub my mare, apart from the Bridleway & Shires fleece lined ones (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bridleway...Horse_Wear_Equipment&var=&hash=item2c7a5920be and http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SHIRES-FL...t=UK_Horse_Wear_Equipment&hash=item1e7f62c068 )

They aren't the most durable as she is constantly treading on them and ripping them off at speed, but I'd rather she did that than trip herself up... They do soak up water round the fleecy bits if we go through mud / puddles but they dry quickly and have never rubbed her where most other things do.
Shires do a neoprene version of the same thing which I imagine would be lot tougher, though I haven't tried those ones myself yet. Worth a go if you haven't tried them already! http://www.robinsonsequestrian.com/shires-fleece-trimmed-over-reach-boot.html
 
I think that the Westropp petal boots are perfect. Providing you add the correct amount of petals onto the strap, the boot won't sit too loose or too tight. I've tried overreach boots in the past with the 'nodule' bit to prevent them spinning round, but with these petal boots it doesn't matter at all if they do spin round. They work just as effective regardless of the amount of spinning around. Plus if you go through wet or deeper ground, they'll simply flare open from the bottom end (almost splaying open) and they also don't absorb any water, i.e. don't become heavily from all the weight and it will stay comfortable for your horse to have on.
I also use these boots on my horse's hindlegs as due to his very close action behind, he can injure himself with the opposing leg on the coronet band area. These boots protect this area perfectly well and fits nicely on hindlegs too!
 
Another Westropp fan. I used them about 25 years ago, then they went out of fashion (!), then I got absolutely fed up with "no turn" ones that turn, Velcro ones that are too long and cause my horse to tread on them, fleecy ones that trap water and grit.

I went back to Westropp a few months ago, and found that the current "clacketty clack" boots do not "clacketty clack" half as much as they used to with a slightly improved design.

My horse is mega sensitive and they have not rubbed.
 
Mine wares Westropp in the field and on hacks and has the Dalmars on for school work - mainly as the 'clacketty clack' (reduced or not) drives me potty! Really like the Westropp for the reasons mentioned above and that you can run them under the tap and give them a shake and hey presto: clean and dry! Not had any issues with rubbing for either of them, but my horse doesn't have hugely sensitive skin.
 
Ah happy memories coming back at the mention of westropp, I've still got my old clacker boots in a box somewhere. What a racket we all made :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top