EasyCare has been hot and cold about adding a Therapy/Medical boot to our hoof boot line. In addition to developing our own boot we had some discussions with the people at Soft-Ride to see if we could team up in any way. We couldn't come to a meeting of the minds with Soft-Ride and ended up putting our design on the back burner because of the Easyboot Edge and another riding boot we have in the works.
Putting our Therapy/Medicinal boot on hold ended up being very positive because the extra time allowed us to go in a new direction that will help us bring a very unique boot to market.
Our Therapy/Medicinal concept currently has the following characteristics.
1. Very light weight. When complete I believe each boot will be below .40 lbs.
2. Soft padded upper.
3. Soft tread area.
4. Will accept EasyCare Comfort pads.
5. Very cost competitive compared to other therapy boots.
We still have a bunch of R&D to do but it looks very likely that we will be releasing a Therapy/Medicinal boot in 2008.
Hope it is sturdy. So many sore horses gallop away from the gate once in padded boots...at least that's been my experience with the current selection.
One owner tried the Soft Ride but with your pads, the mare was off and running. The boot disintegrated and I ordered a G2 for her.
Thank you so much. Boy is this needed!
Posted by: Dawn Willoughby | January 04, 2008 at 09:29 PM
This looks like a long needed addition to the range.
Riding boots are not always accommodating therapeutic pads for a chosen boot to fit without compromising a reasonable fit, as the hoof is lifted.
Consequent heel rubs can prolong recovery as horses will hesitate to move due to additional pain.
As one of the practitioners in Australia who deals mostly with severe pathologies "in the real world" (outside a clinic environment), I am very much looking forward to an affordable therapeutic remedy boot to be given to my clients as part of the treatment (rather than experimenting with boots that are aimed for performance and mixing these with inappropriate inlays and pads etc.)
Kind regards,
C. Adolf
www.EquineBareHoofCare.org
www.EquineSoundness.com
Posted by: Carola Adolf NEP, fSHP | January 09, 2008 at 06:40 PM