Peripheral Loading and EasyCare Comfort Pads

We have some great educational articles and they are constantly being updated with new and exciting information.  Our newest article is regarding current research that was done using boots and comfort pads.

All of this research was done by Dr. Robert Bowker using Doppler Ultrasound.  He performed this research in various situations and now it is available for you to review courtesy of Yvonne Welz from "The Horse's Hoof". 

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You can also read this educational article on Peripheral Loading and comfort pads using this link. 

Comments

[kaye mitchell]

With the Easyboot Bare, is rubbing of the coronet at the sides approximately where the screws are, a concern?
On one gaiter the lining fabric appears to be delaminating. i.e. it has started to move and rinkle. This is after less than 40km useage. Is this normal or a defect? Is it likely to cause rubbing against the horses leg?

[kaye mitchell]

With the Easyboot Bare, is rubbing of the coronet at the sides approximately where the screws are, a concern?
On one gaiter the lining fabric appears to be delaminating. i.e. it has started to move and rinkle. This is after less than 40km useage. Is this normal or a defect? Is it likely to cause rubbing against the horses leg?

[Kay Davied]

The boot itself and the screws should sit below the coronet band. If you look at the link below, you will see a Bare Boot without the gaiter attached. This shows where the screws sit in relation to the coronet band. If you still have a concern over the screws, you can cover this area with duct tape.

http://easycareinc.typepad.com/karen/2007/03/foaming_bares_o.html

Traveling over any terrain, you can expect normal wear and tear of the gaiters. Your description above indicates this is normal and should not cause any rubbing issues.

Karen also suggests: If you have any rubbing from the gaiters (I have not, with three horses on rides of 50 miles or longer), use a vetwrap type material, and wrap from the bottom of the hoof all the way up to about four inches above the fetlock. It should not be applied tight, but rather like a sock.

http://www.easycareinc.com/Education/articles/granite_chief.aspx