Westropp Knee Brushing Boots

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Does anybody use the combined brushing and knee boots for hacking?

I've always used separate knee boots and brushing boots but recently my knee boots have started to slip.
If you use the combined boots would you recommend them? Do they interfere with their movement, particularly cantering?

Thanks in advance!
 
I've used them on my loan mare who has fallen on the road a couple of times.

She has a good sized leg on her and I don't think that they would really suit horses of a finer bone for security!

They don't interefere with her, but in the summer they have been known to make her legs quite hot.
 
I have these and they are very good - until the horse is a **** and then he knocks them round his legs (I have to jump off and put them on straight again). On one ride this happened half a dozen times - so I don't use them anymore.
 
Hi. I have the Westropp combined boots and really like them.I had much more problems with just plain knee boots. My mare trips sometimes and we had a couple of falls on the road so I know use these boots and have not had any problems with them.
 
I use these boots all the time for hacking and have never had a problem with them, the only thing is that my 16.1 wears the pony size as they come up quite large! I canter and have jumped in them and they don't move or impede movement
 
I use these every time I hack my show cob. He is 15.1hh and quite a lot of bone (9"?)
He has Full size - anything with less bone definitely would only need the Cob size.
I don't get any problems with them spinning round or anything, but have been told by several "helpful" people I have them on the "wrong way round" :rolleyes:
 
I wouldnt ride on the roads with out them, I too a few months ago was using knee and brushing boots but changed to the westropp ones due to them slipping.
Put it this way my horse got stuck on a gate when out hacking, he bronced down the road and trampled me once i come off. He then stupidly tried to go though a hedge, failed and then reared up though him self over on to his back, rolled over, got up and fell down onto his knees, pee'd up the road in flat out gallop, in total panick, fell down in front of a car (it did stop luckly) got up, cantered down the lane before a dog walker got hold of him.
With all that his knee/brushing boots didnt slip, twist, rub or fall down. That was the first time wearing them as well, im not sure his normal knee boots would of stood up to all that. I did have to replaced them as completly torn though the knee but didnt go though to the skin.
I also use mine for traveling in as my boy hates travel boots.
Best thing ive ever brought
 
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I spoke to shires re the fit ect as they factory is down the road from me, the old style did used to slip but they have changed some of the materials now so that no longer happens.

The new style are sold in a net bag thingy just so you know.
 
Another yes vote. Brilliant invention, I use these all the time while hacking. They are great and I have never had any trouble with them. I prefer them over conventional knee boots as they don't slip down, and don't require such tightening around the top of the knee, which I alsways felt was restrictive.
 
Thank you for all the replies, sounds like they will be on my shopping list.

I'll think I'll go for the cob size - despite being a leggy girl her WW boots are a medium as she's not got a huge amount of bone.

Will look out for the net bag.
 
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