Sensitive legs - advice please :)

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My mare has to be turned out in boots on veterinary advice, due to her leg confirmation putting her at risk of a brush injury.
However, her legs are really sensitive and they get rubs under her boots when she is turned out (she tends to be out all day - except when she comes in to be worked, etc). We have tried all sorts of boots on her - brushing boots, eventing boots which allow extra airflow, etc, but nothing seems to help really. We have tried bandaging as well, with sterile dressings over the rubs when they are healed enough, since she doesn't like being in when all the others are out, although she can often see the others from her stable. This is not as bad for a while, but then her legs get very warm under the bandages and rub down the back of her legs over the tendons. Every time she gets these rubs she ends up back in her stable until they are healed so she can go out again. We also put keratex on her legs whenever she comes in.

Does anyone have any advice/suggestions to help???
Any ideas would be much appreciated,
Thank you :)
 
Have you tried brushing boots with a really fleecy or even wool-type lining (NEW Equine Wear can be quite good for turnout - found with my own horses)? Some materials encourage the legs to sweat more than others, even boots with different styles, if the material isn't right it won't help.

But also (& don't mean to be controversial!), but could the farrier try and trim to assist with reducing the chance of brushing (if s/he isn't already doing that) and not wear any brushing boots when turned out? But expect your vet has already thought of that!

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Personally if she is injuring herself in boots and you have exhausted all different types of boots is give it a go ay turning her out without any boots, afterall she is only at risk of injuring herself without boots on but seems pretty guaranteed of hurting herself with the boots on, is she shod at the moment? If she was barefoot it might minimise the severity of an injury if she was striking herself with her own foot as opposed to a metal shoe!
 
Thank you very much - I'll try giving that a go with the fleecy boots, and talk to the farrier about trimming differently. She is shod all round, as she does road work and things aswell, (and she can be a bit of a drama queen if her feet get knocked/bruised!!)
Thank you again :)
 
Could you try dropping the boots but having good over reach boots instead???

My mare brushes but is fine with her over reach boots on.... Got the fluffy ones as the rubber made her sore during turn out but the fleece has ben fine!
 
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