who many boots?

[serena2005]

does your horse wear while turned out and being ridden?

 

[CastleMouse]

He wears bandages for flatwork and boots for jumping

 

[showjump2003]

Boots on all 4's and over reach boots whilst ridden. None for turnout.

 

[RachelB]

Prolites on the front when I intend to do a lot of cantering, and Prolites all round when I go XC (ok so I haven't been XC yet but I will, and she will wear Prolites all round!). My mare is so long-backed she doesn't need over-reach boots, I'd be lucky if she ever managed to track up let alone over-reach!

The horse I share has fleecy brushing boots all round for everything.
We don't turn out in boots any more, had too many troubles with them and the horses are somehow surviving without them!

 

[Helena88]

none for turnout (except if hes likely to be galloping about then brushing/tendon boots all round + over reaches)... for riding, if jumping tendon boots on the front and sometimes fetlock boots behind... on the flat - same as for jumping or bandages or a mix of bandages and boots

would love some sports boots though!!

 

[loopeepee]

Nothing for turnout.
Usually nothing when ridden either - however when studded up then tendon and fetlock for jumping.
Usually nothing for hunting, sometimes tendon boots.

However, it depends on what horse. If im riding someone elses horses, then I turn in a neurotic bunny, and its booted all round for everything

 

[Governor]

Nothing for turnout.

I don't tend to boot when riding either. Governors legs tend to fill with boots and the surface ends up in the boots etc. If i'm doing lateral work or asking more on the flat then i'll bandage and use over reach boots.

I just bought a pair of N.E.W Airflow boots in the hope I can boot when doing fastwork and jumping without his legs filling, I used them for a lesson and so far so good. They don't give allround protection as they claim though, there isn't much protecting the tendons.

I always use knee boots for roadwork. I didn't last sunday and suprise, suprise he went down on his knees (and escaped with just a tiny cut).

 

[Nikiolola]

Nothing for anything except xc, when I will use N.E.W. workman brushing boots and overreaches.

And this is a light-boned thoroughbred. Touch wood, she's not had any injuries boots could have prevented yet!

 

[Frazer]

For schooling : All 4 boots, brushing, over reach
Jumping : Open fronted tendon boots, over reach, fetlock
Turnout : Over reach, turnout boots in winter
Stable : Bandadges if being left in longer than overnight