Please recommend brushing boots

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monikirk

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Hi - I have a big friesian who is a bit close behind - we're having problems getting brushing boots to fit.

He's catching his fetlock joint quite low down towards the back on both sides. He wears Trizone brushing boots but I don't think they're covering the spot where he catches.

We've had sports medicine boots but he chops them up quite quickly as they don't have a strike pad!

He now has a small scab each side at the moment which I think are sore as when I put his boots on he does a bit of leg waving!

To make things a bit difficult he's got chunky hairy & fetlocks - just got a new pair of sports medicine boots from premier equine as they were only £9 each in the sale, but xl was not big enough.

Any ideas gratefully received! :D
 
we use clarendon hunter boots on all legs -they cover well and stay put - well worth the money - we use the largest size on back legs and they fit well even though he has alot of bone !!
 
Would it be feasable to use a sausage boot? I would have thought that would stop the damage far more effectively if it's that low down, but obviously with feathers it may be difficult to put on. Does he actually damage himself through his feathers without boots?
 
He's clipped all his feather off that lies over the inside of his hooves and towards the back of his fetlocks.

Guess he may need turnout boots but concerned his tendons would be getting too much support and also getting too warm.

I wondered about sausage boot but was worried he might trip! or perhaps I'm being a bit - duh!
 
If he's not actually damaging himself through what's left of his feathers and it's too difficult to get anything to fit comfortably, then I wouldn't bother. Accidents happen and he may occasinally cut himself, but I'd rather that, personally, than badly-fitting boots. If you can make a sausage boot work then I'd suggest it'd be worth a try - not often seen these days IME but I knew a pony once who moved horrifically behind and wore a sausage boot pretty much all the time to stop her tearing her hindlegs apart!

TBH though, although I've only really known one feathered cob, she had no feather round her coronets behind either - she didn't move badly at all, it just wore off when she occasionally moved a little closer behind - a bit like you would be walking in huge flared jeans - it'd be darned difficult to walk aithout the legs touching sometimes! :D

Oh, and I certainly wouldn't worry about too much support from boots :p but too warm, especially with feather - yes! Another advantage of the sausage boot?
 
Woof Wear do their brushing boots in Medium Extra Wide size - designed for cobs with lots of feather and decent bone. Worth considering?
 
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