Hack4fun
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Is there a UK outlet that sells show boots? The suppliers I can find seem to be in the USA. Also, does anyone know if they will fit a large draft horse? Thank you.
Shoe boil boot
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PapaverFollis
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Is your horse wearing metal shoes that are big enough? Mine got a shoe boil when a replacement farrier put on shoes 2 sizes smaller than her usual! Getting re-shod solved the issue instantly although it took a while to go down. She only had the bad shoe on less than a couple of weeks. I hosed the lump and rubbed linament on it, not sure if it helped of if it just made me feel like I was doing something.
I looked into the boots but they didn't seem easy to get. Got a rubber ring type one but it didn't fit at all. By that point my usual farrier was back and explained and fixed the problem. I think the big shoe boil boots look quite adjustable.
Basically I think your farrier should be able to fix it! You could tell the shoes were wrong on mine because folding her leg up the point of the shoe just went straight into her elbow. When she's properly shod it's no-where near.
You can't tell unless you know to look for it that my mare ever had one. Just the skin on one elbow is very slightly looser.
I looked into the boots but they didn't seem easy to get. Got a rubber ring type one but it didn't fit at all. By that point my usual farrier was back and explained and fixed the problem. I think the big shoe boil boots look quite adjustable.
Basically I think your farrier should be able to fix it! You could tell the shoes were wrong on mine because folding her leg up the point of the shoe just went straight into her elbow. When she's properly shod it's no-where near.
You can't tell unless you know to look for it that my mare ever had one. Just the skin on one elbow is very slightly looser.
Hack4fun
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Thank you for an informative reply. I will keep a much closer eye on her elbows from now on. She is barefoot.
PapaverFollis
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If she's barefoot then it is weird she got a shoe boil. You probably will need a boot then.
Unless I've mis-understood your post as the title said 'shoe boil boot' that's what I thought you were asking about, amd assumed your horse had a shoe boil. But it says 'show boot' in your post so perhaps you were asking about something else.
Unless I've mis-understood your post as the title said 'shoe boil boot' that's what I thought you were asking about, amd assumed your horse had a shoe boil. But it says 'show boot' in your post so perhaps you were asking about something else.
Hack4fun
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That was an autocorrect typo - sorry. I do mean shoe boils and they can be formed by a barefoot hoof as well as a shod one. Apologies for the confusion. I will see if I can edit the post.
PapaverFollis
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I did end up using stable boots with a thick padded lining to try and do the job of a shoe boil boot before I realised it could be the shoe and contacted my farrier. All you need, I guess, is to keep the foot away from the elbow when they are lieing down.
Mine was on a fairly thin sawdust bed over rubber mats so I blamed that at first and made the bed thicker. So that's worth consideration too.
In my mare's case it was very obviously an incorrect shoe that caused it but I did look into bedding and the protective boots. It's not a very common thing to happen though. I've never seen another horse with one.
Mine was on a fairly thin sawdust bed over rubber mats so I blamed that at first and made the bed thicker. So that's worth consideration too.
In my mare's case it was very obviously an incorrect shoe that caused it but I did look into bedding and the protective boots. It's not a very common thing to happen though. I've never seen another horse with one.
Hack4fun
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I don't think they are common either. I did find a nice antique shoe boil boot for sale but at £650 I didn't dwell long on it. https://www.1stdibs.co.uk/furniture...VyLTtCh0OkwYYEAkYASABEgLQpPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
My mare lives out 24/7/365. I probably need to think about creating a bed for her and seeing if she uses it.
My mare lives out 24/7/365. I probably need to think about creating a bed for her and seeing if she uses it.
PapaverFollis
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It seemed to be a shod and stabled horse problem when I researched it. Very strange that you've got one in your circumstances! Don't know what to advise other than trying to either import or make a boot then! I was quite relieved when I didn't need to try and buy a boot to be honest.
Hack4fun
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Thank you for sharing your experience., Much appreciated. I have found only one other UK person who has had this problem - my horse is a 19hh Clydesdale.