Re: Hoof Boots

2012-12-08 Thread Sam Banks
This message is from: Sam Banks sam.ba...@cox.net Hi Robin, I have used the older Old Macs, the Easy Boot Epics and the Renegades. I did not like the Old Macs, as they fit too loose and could spin, and they wore out some nylon strap-hardware areas very quickly. The Renegades are super

Re: Hoof Boots

2012-12-08 Thread Lola Lahr
This message is from: Lola Lahr lolal...@gmail.com I started with Old Macs and they were great at the time, but not as streamlined as the later models of hoof boots that Easy Care designed. One of my horses kept stepping on himself with the Old Macs. I then went to Boas, better, but I kept

Re: Hoof Boots

2012-12-08 Thread Robin Churchill
This message is from: Robin Churchill rbc...@yahoo.com This horse has a foot that is longer than it is wide partially naturally and partially the way he was currently trimmed. My thought about this whole thing is that I want to get these horses on the same farrier schedule because trailering out

Re: Hoof Boots

2012-12-08 Thread Lola Lahr
This message is from: Lola Lahr lolal...@gmail.com I hear you! I have an Arabian mare (12 years- starting when she was 4- of dealing with this!!) with a similar story. I finally finally found a solution: a hoof supplement with *copper* in it!! It has worked wonders, and I found out about it via

RE: Hoof Boots

2012-12-08 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Have you considered trimming yourself? Have you seen the Soft Touch Grinder? Subscribed to the yahoo abrasivetrimming list? I feel your pain! By the way, I have a grey Fjord with an upright hoof. Always has tended to be like that,

Re: Hoof Boots

2012-12-08 Thread Robin Churchill
This message is from: Robin Churchill rbc...@yahoo.com I have looked at the Soft Touch Grinder and I have been starting to rasp some myself. I now have a farrier that I am taking the one fjord to who while he is not a barefoot trimmer does mostly barefoot horses and gets the toe shorter and that

Re: Hoof Boots

2012-12-08 Thread Jo Wilgus
This message is from: Jo Wilgus rjrfj...@verizon.net as i said earlier, i love my Renegade hoof boots. i talked to kirk the owner of the company, he helped me do exactly what was needed to get the correct fit. take photo this and that etc. i sent thm to him and he made the suggestion