Turn out boots that don't rub when left on for a few hours?!?

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Pretty much as the title says! I have a very thin haired sensitive skinned chestnut warmblood who is an idiot in the field. He gets turned out from 9 - 5 and I found his boots were rubbing him and his hair was coming off and the skin looked sore where it was being rubbed… I started turning out without boots (very tentatively) and he often comes in with cuts and scratches now. Its all very superficial but he is the kind of horse that would manage to hurt himself and I can't just sit around and wait for it to happen!

So my question to you all… are there any turn out boots out there that a horse can wear for 8 hours in a row, 7 days a week and not rub!?! Bonus points for boots that help ward off mud fever which my sensitive boy is also prone to!!

Thanks in advance!
 
no boots are designed to be worn for long periods of time, if the legs sweat they will become more prone to injury/ damage and infection. if the tendons are hot they are also much more prone to damage so it is a bit of a viscious circle really.
 
twiggy2 said:
no boots are designed to be worn for long periods of time, if the legs sweat they will become more prone to injury/ damage and infection. if the tendons are hot they are also much more prone to damage so it is a bit of a viscious circle really.
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I know but now the weather is dropping the tendons will not get so hot surely? And surely there are at least some boots that are better than others. Him not wearing boots is not an option. I cannot have him injure himself!
 
I use premier equine turn out boots on a very sensitive chestnut mare with 3 white socks .... She has them on from 9 am til around 4-5 pm no rubbing and legs arent hot when she comes in
 
I tried the Premier equine turnout boots, the Shires and Equichaps last year and my mare got a infection and boots caused the hair to rub off her legs. I washed and thoroughly rinsed them daily but they didn't work for us. Out the three types, the Shires boots which were the cheapest, were probably the best.
It was an exceptionally wet winter on clay mud but previously she'd lived out during the snowy winters of 2010 and 2011 with no leg protection and no problems. Last year she was only out for 6 hours a day with boots but once her legs healed I left the boots off without further problem. Fingers crossed for a less wet winter this year.
 
I have a very thin skinned & sensitive trakehner and have used the premier equine boots for t/o for over 6 years on her and never had an issue. I cannot risk turning her out without boots and these are by far the best. Normal brushing boots rub her. She goes out over night in them in the summed no probs.
 
Premier Equine do Airflow boots which are better as boots left on for any length of time can heat the tendons which is bad news.

That said my horse has had Bioflow boots on every day for around 12 - 14 hours a day for ten years and hasn't had any problems with them.
 
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