travel boot

[holly]

Hi guys, was just reading a thread on horse help which led me to think about doing a poll. Also thought if people could comment on why not or why they use other boots that would be brill. My chap is going to and fro from the vets at the mo so wondered what you guys used ;D

[holly]

I will start it off, i have been using nothing as he has had so much padding on one leg i thought it would just hinder his balance even more by putting them on.

[xsamx]

I always use travel boots & i will only use the ones like the Mark Todd ones that are very tough.

I travelled my mare with some pollypad ones once, the partiton fell on her leg and because the boots were flimsy they just fell down and the partition stripped her leg of all her skin and hit the main vain in her leg. She was left with a nice big scar up her leg and never travelled right again.

So now i'm an obsessive compulsive as far as boots are concerned. Plus i have a grey, so boots keep her nice and clean!!

[em&ed]

nowt

[eskimo]

I use badages.
I have Mark Todd boots but my horses hate them they are so ridged they hated getting up the ramp in them. I switched to bandages & have happy horses. Won't go back to travel boots now!!

[chrissiew]

I use fleece polo bandages as find that travel boots make my horse too hot and uncomfortable when travelling.

[fin]

Nowt. I do use hoof boots on the horse tho--but that's mainly in case he hits an unforgiving surface while unloading (normally done at 100mph ).

[gem]

I use brushing boots and over reach, boots could slip and cause more problems and the legs over heat

[gemma]

Brushing and over-reach for me too, but I have a resolution that I WILL learn how to put travel bandages on this year.

Marigold HATES her travel boots with a passion, I'm worried about them slipping and they can overheat the legs, which if I'm travelling a long way could cause problems.

[Claire MK]

I use the sports type boots which wrap round the fetlock too.

[naria]

On Jim I use brushing & overreach boots, he doesn't like travel boots . They also have the advantage of not having to be taken off before I get on so he can be ridden round to calm down that bit sooner.

Little Un has always travelled with nothing on, he's an unshod youngster & hasn't had boots on yet.

[pip]

I had some Mark Todd boots and my horse hated them. I also notice at the second hand tack sales that there are always some of these style boots for sale, which must mean something.

I use some really old ones, which are soft wraps. They are long enough to cover a lot of leg and I just have to fasten them tight enough not to slip down, but as they are well padded I can't overtighten them. I used to use bandages and gamgee (showing my age!) but find the wraps much easier and quicker to put on and off.

[emma]

I use travel boots on my shod pony. The 2 yearlings don't wear anything, I haven't started that side of training yet and they're unshod anyway. The shetland doesn't really go anywhere but if he does he doesn't wear anything, he's also unshod.

[ellibell]

If we are just going for a hack, normally dont use any, but mine are not shod. For shod horses I use the sports boots and overreach boots. I have not found any boots that stay still when Elliott stamps his feet, and hegets to hot in bandages, fussy thing he is!