Pedantic
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Scoot Boots are great
Probably done thousands of times but....hoof boots
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Gloi
Too little time, too much to read.
I Do swear by Hoof Armour now. Been using it a couple of years and I rarely need boots now. It's been a bit hard to get the hooves dry enough to apply it recently but I haven't ridden as much so it's been okay. Some dry hooves and I'll get another layer on 
mustardsmum
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Just to those struggling with mud straps on Scoot boots (@paddy555 and anyone struggling). Get a little pot of fairy liquid. Dip the looped ends of the mud straps in fairy liquid and they slide easily through the mud strap keeper, and there’s usually enough fairy liquid to enable the front straps on the boots to slide through to. Way easier than trying to out your horses hoof through the strap hole (I found that impossible) and as for messing about with laces …. Life is too short. Fairy liquid or even a dab of mud barrier will completely solve this issue!!
SEL
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If he's doing alright without boots then I'd just see how he goes. Boots change the break over so what you're seeing now might be what his wear pattern needs to be.
Chippers1
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Thank you I rarely hacked long or far (especially without boots nor with giant hills!) so it's interesting to see if this is what he needs.
I rarely hacked long or far (especially without boots nor with giant hills!) so it's interesting to see if this is what he needs.
SEL
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I think as long as you're tuned into how they're going and reassess if they aren't stomping out happily then crack on without boots. I found my 14,yo never shod mare got tetchy last summer and needed her scoots on. She has a tendency to build up a load of retained sole in dry periods and it makes her sore on hard ground. Add scoots with pads and she was happy again.
And when it rained literally inches of sole fell off!
And when it rained literally inches of sole fell off!
Fransurrey
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The slightly toe out would put more impact onto the inside of the foot as he lands, so this would cause medial flare. It may well be that yes, previous farriers have simply trimmed it off. If he's sound and not chipping chunks of wall from the flare, I'd be inclined to carry on as you are. Flare is a natural compensation to conformation anomalies, so as long as it isn't excessive, it's something the foot needs to spread the impact.
Pinkvboots
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I prefer it to boots as well but I haven't used it much over the winter Arabi got quite sore from soft soggy hooves, so I kept him in and applied some hoof armour and his been so much better.I Do swear by Hoof Armour now. Been using it a couple of years and I rarely need boots now. It's been a bit hard to get the hooves dry enough to apply it recently but I haven't ridden as much so it's been okay. Some dry hooves and I'll get another layer on
Gloi
Too little time, too much to read.
It does protect them well from the wet. I try and put it on straight after a trim but this winter have missed sometimes due to the amount of rain and not being able to get dry enough feet. Did him last time though even though feet could have been dryer, hopefully we'll get a dry spell soon and I'll do him again and we'll be raring to go
