tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171276409343367393.post2367481472985785041..comments2023-09-29T04:26:29.984-07:00Comments on Blue Blazes the Trail: Your Mileage May Vary: Thoughts on Hoof BootsRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564676836023211208noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171276409343367393.post-17172270021854536262014-03-20T17:14:56.976-07:002014-03-20T17:14:56.976-07:00I'm with Aarene, Tried boots on my 15hand mare...I'm with Aarene, Tried boots on my 15hand mare and liked them, but not all the hassle. Also, on the muddy, hilly trails I ride they didn't offer the same grip/traction as a shoe- they'd twist under a strain. Got a nasty sore on the back of her pastern after a 10 mile ride and went back to shoes.<br /><br />I wouldn't even attempt boots with my 16.2 hand boy- no way, no how! Plus he goes with Eventers for traction and full pads all around (my version of 4WD!)<br /><br />If I lived in a dry climate I might attempt it again, I certainly respect the idea.CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083608347643075663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171276409343367393.post-83407471583230793302014-03-20T12:46:56.950-07:002014-03-20T12:46:56.950-07:00Boots, meh. Tried 'em. Wanted 'em to wor...Boots, meh. Tried 'em. Wanted 'em to work. But no. The Dragon's feet are too tender--despite my preferences (to keep her barefooted/booted), she is not comfortable without shoes AND pads.<br /><br />And if the Dragon ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.<br /><br />The checking/replacing boot thing is also a gigantic hassle. Renegade boots STAY ON, at least--no kind of Easyboot ever would, and I tried several types AND got fitting help from Garrett Ford. No matter--three or four strides of Dragon's Big Thang trot and those suckers would fly off into the blackberry brambles. (She also managed to completely annihilate a Renegade boot with what the rep calls her "epic overstride.")<br /><br />And then there's the issue of her being very tall and me being very short, and climbing up and down being quite impractical (especially given my hip problems). <br /><br />Solution: Dragon wears shoes and pads. For us, it works. YMMV. :-)AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072169739345465380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171276409343367393.post-8069280249629277752014-03-20T09:54:29.588-07:002014-03-20T09:54:29.588-07:00What was weird was that it pulled through, but it ...What was weird was that it pulled through, but it didn't actually make the hole any bigger. So I took out the screw, the washer, and the thing that the screw screws into (?), washed everything, and then lined the hole in the gaiter up with the hole in the boot. <br /><br />The truck key was too fat for the phillips head screw, so here's where I felt clever. I fit it into the little notches on the screw receiver thing inside the boot and basically did it in reverse.<br /><br />I've got a boot maintenance day coming up soon. Need to replace a power strap and check all of the hardware before we REALLY start riding. :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03564676836023211208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171276409343367393.post-8785891064348735462014-03-20T02:00:35.324-07:002014-03-20T02:00:35.324-07:00you used a truck key to screw it back together? wo...you used a truck key to screw it back together? wow. i have one sitting in my kitchen now that had the same problem but i'm not sure it's fixable. the gaiter screw in the back pulled through the rubber of the boot, and i'm not sure how to fix it. i suppose if it pulled through once, it will pull through again. is there a website that shows how to repair easyboots? i don't ride hard enough to be destroying them dangit, so this should not be happening. <br /><br />i truly hate the hassle of booting, and if i were losing them with any regularity i'd go to shoes, but so far so good. losing a steel shoe is way worse than losing a boot, i recall.<br /><br />lythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.com