Tendon boots 24/7?

[annabellerhianna]

I'm riding a friends horse for her at the moment as she cant ride for medical reasons, been riding him for a while and a week or two he came up with some lumps on his leg but wasnt lame or anything the vet came out and gave him the all clear but said he should wear tendon boots to protect his legs. Since then he has been wearing his tendon boots 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Is this normal? she said the vet recommended it but maybe she misunderstood him? I thought they were specifically for exercise like a horse form of a sports bandage.Is it bad for him to wear them all the time? Hes become much more clumsy lately even in walk tripping over all the time could it be related?
annabelle
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[Laafet]

I would strongly advise against wearing tendon boots 24/7. My own vets strongly advised against any form of prolonged boot/bandage usage when my own lad had a suspensory injury. There is plenty of research out there that suggests that they are detrimental in use as the boot heats up the leg and this is a massive cause of tendon damage. The development of airflow boots has helped but that is in ridden work, as when a horse is not being worked they would only work like normal boots. And FWI Sportsmedicine type boots if used are recommended for wear upto 4 hours max.

 

[Javabb94]

My brushing boots say 4 hours max at a time

I definitely wouldn't leave a horse with tendon boots on 24/7

 

[Miss L Toe]

If he is tripping then the vet or farrier needs to see him asap, no one in their right mind would recommend having tendon boots on when not required for protection.

 

[annabellerhianna]

Ok thanks I just wanted to confirm what i thought, he's not my horse he is a friends that I am riding I've raised my concerns about it before and she was adamant that the vet recomended it and there didnt seem to be a lot i could say without her falling out with me, so not really sure what to do about it to be honest xxx