Xc boot recommendations - anyone tried Shires ARMA xc boots?

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Does anyone have these? Are they any good?

Looking for some xc boots for my 14.1 Connemara and not looking to spend hundreds as we’re only doing 80cm max at the moment.
Any other recommendations welcome please!
 
I bought some for my giant horse but was underwhelmed by them and quickly replaced them with prolites.

But for a pony jumping little stuff I’d go for trizone allsports. They were great on my old 15.2 jumping 90s and I’ll use them on my small 4yo as he starts off for the next year or two.
 
I like the Trizone ones and have been looking at them for a while. Is there any rules in BE that restrict the colour? I'd like the bright blue to match my other stuff but can't see in the rules if that is allowed
 
Another vote for the TriZone. I switched to them after my Prolites shattered when Charlie Horse half stumbled one muddy event, just a break in stride. He completed, seemingly OK, but next day was a bit filled so was scanned. I was lucky that he did have some damage on his tendon but no holes, the vet said it was a bruise rather than a pull.

It was such an innocuous event, I was surprised that he had bruised it so had a look at his boots. The polycarbonate shield had shattered and one piece penetrated the lining. It was very sharp. Threw out my polycarbonate shielded boots after that.

The TriZone I have are solid over the tendon, so no thin shield to shatter. They do not absorb water so don't slip down like my old fluffy NEW ones did. The holes keep the legs cool. They are not expensive and not flash, but they do the job well, IMO. I bought mine before the new colours came out. I would buy coloured ones now, if only to help pick myself out in the photos!
 
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