Thoughts on travel boots

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I'm relocating my cheeky haffie on Saturday 50 miles away, I don't usually use travel boots for short journeys but what are people's thoughts on slightly longer journeys?
 
I would if I could but mine hates back ones and spends the whole whole journey trying to shake them off his legs one by one. Have decided I'm better off without.
 
My mare, also a haffy, travels well so I don't use any boots other than sometimes overreaches. I think travel boots can slip down quite easily so I don't like them, would rather use bandages.
 
i always boot up...bandages are so much faff and i always worry i've got them too tight/loose not high/low/ enough etc....i know there are reasons they are better but just don't think bandages offer as much protection

just do whatever you usually do
 
i always boot up...bandages are so much faff and i always worry i've got them too tight/loose not high/low/ enough etc....i know there are reasons they are better but just don't think bandages offer as much protection

just do whatever you usually do
 
I think they are mostly likely to injure themselves while being loaded or unloaded, rather than during the journey if they are normally quiet travellers.

There are two thoughts about leg coverings if they are not normall used - the legs get too hot and the horse resents it: not sure about this. Or if it is a long journey the horse might be a bit stiff and stumble when coming out of the lorry, so a good idea to have them.

If you don't normally use them, I wouldn't just for one occasion.
 
Orangehorse said:
I think they are mostly likely to injure themselves while being loaded or unloaded, rather than during the journey if they are normally quiet travellers.

There are two thoughts about leg coverings if they are not normall used - the legs get too hot and the horse resents it: not sure about this. Or if it is a long journey the horse might be a bit stiff and stumble when coming out of the lorry, so a good idea to have them.

If you don't normally use them, I wouldn't just for one occasion.
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This, whether the journey is longer than usual is not really relevant it is the loading and unloading when they are most at risk.
 
I never use them and my unshod mare went down in a trailer a few weeks ago and cut her leg with her other foot.

I still don't use them tho as it was a combination of reasons for it occurring, none of which should happen again.
 
i dont use them, the amount of times ive heard people say that so and so has bumped/cut/banged their leg because they have slipped or not been put on properly is unbelievable. i tend to use bandages if anything but as with the boots unless they are done properly they can cause more harm than good.
 
Orangehorse said:
I think they are mostly likely to injure themselves while being loaded or unloaded, rather than during the journey if they are normally quiet travellers.
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I agree. The only injuries I've had travelling ( and they're in the lorry 3 or 4 times a week in the summer) has come from loading/unloading, stumbling or knocking themselves on the ramp.

I travel all mine in Amigo travelling boots, which don't slip down - for journeys up to 90 mins, but further than that I tend to leave off the back boots as one long journeys the ponies inevitably wee and I don't think it's particularly nice standing there is urine soaked boots.
 
Used to use travel boots but since one slipped and really upset my horse I now bandage hind legs and nothing on the front legs much happier horse :-)
 
Costypop said:
I use brushing boots and over reaches all round, mine is happy like that but won't tolrate travel boots
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Yes, me too, or naked legs. Bought a set of travel boots and tried them on him once; I honestly think he'd be more likely to injure himself trying to get them off than travelling with nothing in.
 
Thanks for replies, didn't really want to use them as the heat issue was bothering me, she is unclipped this year and quite wooly..feeling a lot happier about not using them now. :-)
 
I put them on but they have to be on really tight so they don't slip at all. Got picked up from a show a few weeks back and my mum had forgot to put the travel boots in, one of the horses stumbled and got a nasty cut on her leg :( Definitely won't travel without boots now !
 
I always used them in the past as I thought it was the thing to do. But my mare also created up a stink not loading!! O e day my OH suggested leaving them off and she went in like a dream (the new spacious trailer helped too) so I don't bother as her only mishaps came from loading and now she loads fine I don't stress her more by putting them on. Even for longer journeys.
 
HEY !! my mare travels quite well but i still like to cover her up when travelling .... she will not have a bar of travel boots so i use some wraps and bandages on the fron and leave the back as she is bare foot - - everyone is differnet i suppose though
 
I’ve travelled mine without boots before, e.g. when it’s been ridiculously hot outside. However, after someone I know had a horrific and unavoidable RTA in summer and the vets said it was only the boots that saved her horse’s legs (as in plural!), I’ve said I won’t go without them again. Mine are also Amigo and fit well - no slips. If I had something that wasn't used to boots, I think I'd just work on getting them used to them first then go ahead and use them, or use bandages if it was really that big an issue (but would always prefer boots).

That said, there are all sorts of things I see on this forum that I do or don’t do, and others say they always do the opposite since a friend had X or Y freak accident. Doesn’t usually make me change my mind on how I do things because I’ve got my reasons for the way I do them.

Not much help, that, was it?! :)
 
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