Over readh boots on the hind legs

[ILuvCowparsely]

I have seen a few wearing them on hind feet.

My mare is wearing the fur badly on the inside of the near hind, sausage boot did not work. Has anyone used them to protect the inside of the coronet and if so which boots do you find are the best. Rubber I normally use in front but think soft ones better behind. TIA

 

[Cob Life]

I know my friends tb wears them and sausage boots behind (and over reach on fronts too) 24/7 as he’s very close and kept pulling shoes off so I can’t see why they wouldn’t work to protect the coronet band?

I’m sure woofwear do soft ones although I have never used them

 

[Squeak]

Have you mentioned it to your farrier? My horse was doing that and the farrier shod him slightly differently and that stopped it.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Have you mentioned it to your farrier? My horse was doing that and the farrier shod him slightly differently and that stopped it.

The farrier knows, he cannot shoe her different behind.

 

[Annagain]

My old share horse wore them 24/7 behind to stop him pulling his back shoes off. We started with the neoprene ones but we were forever searching the field for them and he often ripped the velcro off so we switched to the rubber ones as they were cheaper to replace if he lost or broke them. Wearing even the rubber ones permanently didn't do him any harm but it didn't work. He was losing a shoe at least every 3 weeks. Then we changed farrier and he hasn't lost a shoe in 13 years.

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

I used overreaches on initially the back two but eventually all four legs on my clumbsy warmblood, I used rubber ones with a furry trim at the top to stop any rubbing etc. It was hard to get ones big enough to fit him properly but they stopped him taking chunks out of the coronet band/pastern of the other leg so performed their function

 

[Squeak]

The only additional warning I'd add for wearing over reach boots behind is that if you have a sensitive or exuberant horse behind it can make them even more extreme with their backend particularly over a fence.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

The only additional warning I'd add for wearing over reach boots behind is that if you have a sensitive or exuberant horse behind it can make them even more extreme with their backend particularly over a fence.

We are not jumping at the moment we only have been given permission to Canter after the navicular medication.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

I used overreaches on initially the back two but eventually all four legs on my clumbsy warmblood, I used rubber ones with a furry trim at the top to stop any rubbing etc. It was hard to get ones big enough to fit him properly but they stopped him taking chunks out of the coronet band/pastern of the other leg so performed their function

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Thank you I will look into those.

 

[LouisCat]

I use either of these on my 4year WB.

https://gsequestrian.co.uk/products...HOY0hCn7cPGMwwQKZQNhi2fLFXCS6RERoCHT8QAvD_BwE

https://gsequestrian.co.uk/products/shires-fleece-topped-over-reach-boots-134f?variant=4958417616929

He only wears them in the field though not for ridden work ?

 

[rextherobber]

I used overreaches on initially the back two but eventually all four legs on my clumbsy warmblood, I used rubber ones with a furry trim at the top to stop any rubbing etc. It was hard to get ones big enough to fit him properly but they stopped him taking chunks out of the coronet band/pastern of the other leg so performed their function

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Apologies for going off on a tangent -lovely horse! What make is the headcollar, it looks very comfortable?

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

Apologies for going off on a tangent -lovely horse! What make is the headcollar, it looks very comfortable?

Thank you, it was a lovely headcollar. Very supple and adjustable and looked smart, it wasn’t fitted very well in that photo!

I bought it from this seller on EBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brown-Bl...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

 

[rextherobber]

Thank you, it was a lovely headcollar. Very supple and adjustable and looked smart, it wasn’t fitted very well in that photo!

I bought it from this seller on EBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brown-Bl...p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

Thank you!