Scoot Boots, new to barefoot!

[CastlelackSportHorses]

I have just taken off my mares front shoes as I didnt find she was very comfortable in them.
Boot fitter was here yesterday to fit her with scoot boots which she took to like a duck to water!

Just wondering does anyone else use these and how do you find them?
My lady is mainly a showjumper, but will be attending some fun rides in the next few weeks!

 

[Lady Jane]

I've used Scoot boots and liked them. Easy to clean & dry. I would get mud straps for when it gets muddy, they are a bit fiddly to put on but do the job well. If its really cold in the winter the plastic is harder so they can be tougher to get on but I kept mine in the boot room and that was enough to deal with that problem. My hands are a bit arthritic so with better hands you wouldn't have these problems. Much better than cavallo type boots and much easier to deal with than many of the others with more straps and adjustments. If your horses feet are the right shape, they are a great option

 

[pistolpete]

If they fit her well great but I would say during transition they get a lot more comfort from the cavallo and fusions as you can use decent pads in those. The scoot pads are thin and there lots more chance of stones getting in.

 

[CastlelackSportHorses]

If they fit her well great but I would say during transition they get a lot more comfort from the cavallo and fusions as you can use decent pads in those. The scoot pads are thin and there lots more chance of stones getting in.

I had her in cavallos after shoes were removed and she was crippled, once the Scoots were on she was floating

 

[FFAQ]

Fantastic choice in colour!
I use them. Great boots!

 

[Gloi]

I use Scoots and would recommend mud straps on the front ones for the fun rides or anywhere off road.

 

[pistolpete]

I had her in cavallos after shoes were removed and she was crippled, once the Scoots were on she was floating

That’s very odd!

 

[CastlelackSportHorses]

I use Scoots and would recommend mud straps on the front ones for the fun rides or anywhere off road.

Boot fitter didnt think she would need the mud straps, but Im terrified of losing the bloody things in a field XD

 

[Barton Bounty]

I absolutely love scoot boots, remember if they start getting stiff with use which they do. You can soften them and reshape them with hot water. Also, buy pads for them if you need them, especially the first few days after a trim they might swivel or be slightly loose

 

[Barton Bounty]

Boot fitter didnt think she would need the mud straps, but Im terrified of losing the bloody things in a field XD

Put colourful straps on and stuff I do in case I lose them

 

[meleeka]

I had them for my big mare and they were fab. Once I'd stretched the back they didn't rub, but until then I used a pair of socks as gaiters. Current old pony had Equine Fusion All Terraine but they take an age to dry once wet. Unfortunately Scoots don't do the size I need.

 

[Gloi]

It only takes a boot to come off in a really inconvenient place to make you wish you'd used them

 

[Hackback]

Just interested because you mentioned the show jumping. Would you use the boots on a surface? And how would they fare on grass? (thinking of studs in shoes which I'm guessing don't exist for boots?)

 

[Gloi]

All being well you shouldn't need them on a surface if the horse has healthy feet.

 

[P.forpony]

Just interested because you mentioned the show jumping. Would you use the boots on a surface? And how would they fare on grass? (thinking of studs in shoes which I'm guessing don't exist for boots?)

You can indeed get boot studs!
Scoots call them ice studs but they show a Belgian showjumper using them on grass on their website

 

[CastlelackSportHorses]

I absolutely love scoot boots, remember if they start getting stiff with use which they do. You can soften them and reshape them with hot water. Also, buy pads for them if you need them, especially the first few days after a trim they might swivel or be slightly loose

Yes fitter gave me extra pads etc. But the horse was lunged, and jumped in boots and they didnt as much as budge

 

[CastlelackSportHorses]

I had them for my big mare and they were fab. Once I'd stretched the back they didn't rub, but until then I used a pair of socks as gaiters. Current old pony had Equine Fusion All Terraine but they take an age to dry once wet. Unfortunately Scoots don't do the size I need.

I was thinking I have cavallo gaiters I may put on under the scoots to stop any possible rubbing while fun riding!

 

[CastlelackSportHorses]

Just interested because you mentioned the show jumping. Would you use the boots on a surface? And how would they fare on grass? (thinking of studs in shoes which I'm guessing don't exist for boots?)

I think until she is more comfortable barefoot I will use the fronts on a surface(She never had hinds from day one), and once her feet are ready she will jump barefoot. Shes warmblood x Selle francais so a bit precious!

 

[Barton Bounty]

Yes fitter gave me extra pads etc. But the horse was lunged, and jumped in boots and they didnt as much as budge

Thats good! Mine budge a little right after a fresh trim

 

[Barton Bounty]

I was thinking I have cavallo gaiters I may put on under the scoots to stop any possible rubbing while fun riding!

Cavallo gaiters may change the fit as they are quite thick

 

[SEL]

I would definitely invest in mud straps - digging around a bridlepath bog with a stick when you're late for work is no fun!

I find them slippery on grass and have to be careful with rubs in winter around the heels, but they are the only boots she walks in fairly normally.

 

[Barton Bounty]

And also talcum powder will be your friend in winter

 

[CastlelackSportHorses]

And also talcum powder will be your friend in winter

Explain?

 

[Barton Bounty]

Explain?

Getting them on wettish or damp feet, its great for drying them up quicker

 

[paddy555]

good things about them were they were easy to wash and they sold very well and quickly on FB. I suppose another positive would have been the additional exercise I got looking for them.

Negatives were the amount of time to put them on in comparison to other boots. They always needed mud straps and are the only make of boot I have ever had that came off riding, several times. They are fine on roads and probably on stony tracks, mud and rough going was very different. Black however does blend in very easily with mud making looking for them even more fun.
The serious damage they did to 2 separate horses feet. I have never had a boot damage a horse other than scoots

Although not a problem for me I don't think they are great for transitioning horses on stones. The sole is thin. If the horse has plenty of sole thickness no problem but thin soled horses could have a problem.

The horses did go well in them but they went equally well in other performance boots. I wouldn't use cavallos or any of the clumpy boots to ride in

 

[dougpeg]

My sister has them, and has not found them to be good on wet grass. Otherwise she likes them.

 

[paddi22]

lovely horse!! I use them a lot and love them. They haven't come off any yet but I haven't ever done very muddy fun rides or hunter trials in them. Unless I know there are a lot of rough forestry tracks I just bring them barefoot and try and keep to grass edges on any roads etc. I find they have all coped well so far and their adrenaline masks any tenderness they might feel and the feet have all been fine the next day.
Most of mine transitioned very well using them and eventually, I didn't need them on for eventing at all. I was only doing fairly basic courses at a metre and under level, but found I had good grip and balance with them barefoot.

 

[JGC]

I have them for both of mine and most of the barefooters at the yard have them too! I think the only times they've come off on any of our horses was a couple who lost them on long flat out gallops, but if you have the bright straps, you can spot them. We've have lots of rocky paths and they make a real difference. Second getting pads for just after a trim.

I keep mine at the stables and haven't had problems in the winter and we get minus temperatures for weeks at a time - we just use a hoof pick to get them on.

 

[CastlelackSportHorses]

I have them for both of mine and most of the barefooters at the yard have them too! I think the only times they've come off on any of our horses was a couple who lost them on long flat out gallops, but if you have the bright straps, you can spot them. We've have lots of rocky paths and they make a real difference. Second getting pads for just after a trim.

I keep mine at the stables and haven't had problems in the winter and we get minus temperatures for weeks at a time - we just use a hoof pick to get them on.

I used them yesterday and galloped in a long grassy field and they didnt budge and horse is sooooo comfortable in them Im in shock!

 

[Landcruiser]

They didn't fit my boy. Tight enough to rub his heels, loose enough to be lost on the second ride (and miraculously found and returned to me weeks later). I think his heel bulbs were too well developed and chunky for them, I found them hard to get on and fiddly. .