abbijay
Well-Known Member
Just a musing but does anyone on here not boot up for XC?
I'm taking my beloved BP round his first XC since coming back form injury later this month and can't decide whether it's worth booting up for. We're only pootling round the 70cm course which we've happily schooled round without boots. He has elephant legs with more feathers than an average emu.
My main concern is that I could cause more issues by adding boots in terms of compression points or overheating them than he risks from taking a slight bump on his way round. I have the biggest boots I can get but they're still on the small side.
He will be wearing over reaches in front as he does occasionally overreach as he tires.
I'm also considering putting over reaches on his hind legs as he is incredibly close behind and he has on previously caught himself on the inside of his pastern.
I'm taking my beloved BP round his first XC since coming back form injury later this month and can't decide whether it's worth booting up for. We're only pootling round the 70cm course which we've happily schooled round without boots. He has elephant legs with more feathers than an average emu.
My main concern is that I could cause more issues by adding boots in terms of compression points or overheating them than he risks from taking a slight bump on his way round. I have the biggest boots I can get but they're still on the small side.
He will be wearing over reaches in front as he does occasionally overreach as he tires.
I'm also considering putting over reaches on his hind legs as he is incredibly close behind and he has on previously caught himself on the inside of his pastern.