I received the #0.5 and #1.5 Easyboot Glove sizes just in time to head over to the Death Valley Encounter four day endurance ride. Lot's of good stuff resulted from the quick trip that I'll need to seperate into a couple posts.
The purpose of the trip was to personally congratulate and thank several of the top contestants from the 2008 Hoof Boot Contest and to personally help them fit their horses with the new Easyboot Glove. We have riders all over the world doing great things in EasyCare hoof boot designs and I believe the Easyboot Glove is going to help all the horses take their performance to another level.
After arriving at the Death Valley base camp I ran into Dave Rabe taking his two horses for a walk. He was ready to put on boots and wanted to use the Easyboot Glue-On for the event. Dave and I worked togerher on his horses and installed 8 boots in roughly 30 minutes. This is the second time Dave and I have applied the Glue-On boots together. Each time both Dave and I learn something from each other and strengthen our knowledge. Dave has a good stash of boots and is more than happy to help riders at events. He's one of the best horseman around and happy to share his knowledge. He has now accumulated over 41,000 miles in the sport!
Dave is pictured riding Rushcreek Okay on day one of Death Valley. Okay has four Easyboot Glue-On hoof boots in the photo.
After Dave and I finished with his two horses we helped Terri Tinkham and Natalie Herman fit their horses with the Easyboot Glove. Terri and Natalie were first and second in the 2008 contest and I wanted to make sure we got both of them fit with the new boots as early in the year as possible. Terri's horse Oliver was easy to fit in the Gloves but we did have a bit of an issue on Natalie's horses back feet. The boots I brought were a bit large and the horse has some challenging feet. Both Terri and Natalie loved the new design and ease of application.
Terri and Oliver did 1,925 miles in EasyCare hoof boots in 2008. Terri and Oliver on day one of the Death Valley Encounter in the Easyboot Glove.
Natalie Herman finished second in the hoof boot contest with 1,440 miles. Natalie is pictured below riding in the Easyboot Glove.
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