Saw these. Looks to hold some potential. Not sure how durable they are in comparison to typical shoes though interesting idea none the less.
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dan.kirkpatrick
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havnt seen them before ??I am bit scepticle ,,they might work good,,looks similar to the rubber" easyboot" that been out for years..horses may just tear it up too,,generally plastic clips look like the weak spot to me..would be nice to hear feedback from anybody that's tried them on there horses?
HuntMT16
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I've never seen them before and call me old fashioned but I will stick to good ole regular shoes for my horses. I can see however, these being a really good solution as a temporary fix if your horse throws a shoe up in the hills and you can't put it back on. I'm by no means an expert horsemen though so maybe they are good.
bobbydean
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My thought is it would be a good back up in the hills if the horse through a shoe. Not first option, maybe, a good rescue product.
Nunyacreek
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I used a better version of the easy boot for years on front feet only. They did work but, some endurance riders use them, but I eventually lost them. Water in particular was tough on them, and mud too. I do think that a good barefoot trim works fine for most horses on shorter rides, I packed barefoot 10 miles in or so routinely but the horse had good feet and probably was a little tender coming out.
SWITCH TO MULES and shoes are a lot less of a problem. I shod my mules this year first time ever, but mainly for ice. Turns out it was 70 degrees.
Couldn't hurt to have a spare along but the idea of applying adhesive strips to a hoof at 20 degrees in the snow sounds tough and unlikely to work well. I'd vote easy boot for emergencies.
SWITCH TO MULES and shoes are a lot less of a problem. I shod my mules this year first time ever, but mainly for ice. Turns out it was 70 degrees.
Couldn't hurt to have a spare along but the idea of applying adhesive strips to a hoof at 20 degrees in the snow sounds tough and unlikely to work well. I'd vote easy boot for emergencies.
