Scoot Boots, new to barefoot!

I like Scoot boots (though now use Explora Magic). They fitted well, were easy to put on and take off, and didn't hold water or mud. They do have thin soles though, so don't provide perhaps enough support for a horse that needs more. They are smart looking and neat.
I switched to Explora Magic as I needed a different size as feet had changed with riding, and these looked like a better option. They were not available when I bought the scoot boots.
 
Landcruiser said:
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. .
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Ah fair! I find them super easy to get on and they fit mine perfectly.
 
Tiddlypom said:
Looking the pics, they are fitting very snugly to the bulbs of your mare’s heels. That’s a weakness with Scoots, they can rub the heels quite badly. Watch for heel rubs like a hawk.
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too much of a risk for me. Mine seemed to fit fine for a couple of months. Foot hadn't changed at all, loved them. Then one day totally out of the blue I came to take a front off and got a handful of blood. A deep bloody gouge. No idea why they had done fine for so long but didn't trust them after that.
 
Scoots are fantastic if they fit well. They are perfect for my Dales who has lovely round feet and good toes. I also have the yellow! Makes them easy to spot if they do come off...tbf we've only lost one a couple of times, both in fetlock deep, sticky clay. Those yellow straps make all the difference. I just wish they'd do the hi viz ones again, they were even better.

I now have 2 sizes for the fronts as we have a little bit of variability over the year. I use gaiters with new ones but after a while find we don't need them.

Garage/gym mats make amazing pads if you ever need them btw. Scoot soles are pretty thin and we have a lot of stony tracks around here. You can cut them with scissors (I use the boot sole as a template, takes about a minute per boot). We get easily 30-40 miles from a set before they go a bit too flat, they never rip or tear, and they're cheap as chips compared to proper pads. Although I end up with a couple of dumpy bags of Herdwick wool every spring so I really should investigate using that instead...

Fwiw, said Dales is getting PPID tested on 2nd October, as we've gone from occasional front boots to all round, and sometimes pads, before anyone tells me that any healthy horse should be able to go barefoot...
 
Nudibranch said:
Scoots are fantastic if they fit well. They are perfect for my Dales who has lovely round feet and good toes. I also have the yellow! Makes them easy to spot if they do come off...tbf we've only lost one a couple of times, both in fetlock deep, sticky clay. Those yellow straps make all the difference. I just wish they'd do the hi viz ones again, they were even better.

I now have 2 sizes for the fronts as we have a little bit of variability over the year. I use gaiters with new ones but after a while find we don't need them.

Garage/gym mats make amazing pads if you ever need them btw. Scoot soles are pretty thin and we have a lot of stony tracks around here. You can cut them with scissors (I use the boot sole as a template, takes about a minute per boot). We get easily 30-40 miles from a set before they go a bit too flat, they never rip or tear, and they're cheap as chips compared to proper pads. Although I end up with a couple of dumpy bags of Herdwick wool every spring so I really should investigate using that instead...

Fwiw, said Dales is getting PPID tested on 2nd October, as we've gone from occasional front boots to all round, and sometimes pads, before anyone tells me that any healthy horse should be able to go barefoot...
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I saw an easy way to fit pads was to shape tinfoil in the sole of the boot, press it flat around the inside of the boot and use it as a template. I bought pads from hoof boutique and they’ve lasted miles and miles.
I wanted scoots but they wouldn’t work for my horse. I’m glad I got advice from hoof boutique, they were so helpful.
 
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