More Rain, More Mud and More Easyboot Success!

Good Mud?

Day #2 was a real test for hoof boots.  Those who were there know this is no exaggeration.

And we thought it was muddy on the first day of Strawberry Fields.  We had no idea it would rain a great deal of the night and most of the day of the ride.  Muddy was an understatement. 

The short video shows the nasty mud on the first loop.  I'm sliding backward on foot and trying to video at the same time.  I slip and almost get run over.  Talk about muddy, now that's some mud. You get the point, it was muddy and nasty.

Can boots really stay on in 50 miles of those conditions?  Surly they can't!  Not only did they stay in place for the second day in a row but Christoph and I tied for first place and Cyclone and I were awarded Best Condition for the second day in a row.  Tennessee Mahoney was third on an incredible up and coming horse named DWA Khyber.  Tennessee and Khyber also used Easyboot Gloves for the day.  Check out Tennessee and Khyber at the finish.

I was so impressed with the boots and how they performed on the day.  It's one thing to talk about what boots can do, it's another to have them perform flawless on a tough day, win the event and receive best condition.  I'm pretty proud!

Christoph and I head through the aspens on the way to the finish. We did the last 20+ mile loop in 2:02.  The boots were stressed and tested.

Day #2 Results

1st Place- Christoph Schork in Easyboot Glue-Ons

1st Place- Garrett Ford in Easyboot Gloves

3rd Place- Tennessee Mahoney in Easyboot Gloves

6th Place- Dian Woodward in Easyboot Glue-Ons

Best Condition- Garrett Ford and GE Cyclone in Easyboot Gloves

There were a couple other boot users in the top ten and many outside of top ten.  It was a great day for boot success.  

In addition Dave Rabe and Kevin Waters were 100%.  All of their boots stayed in place even after applying them in the wet and muddy conditions.

Carla Richardson was a real inspiration for me and many others on day #2.  She finished as we were eating dinner.  She was all smiles and her horse looked awesome.  Here boots performed well and have been on since Shellbourne.  Carla did three days at the Shellbourne event and did two tough days at Strawberry.  Check out her boots at the finish.

Several of the other riders that I fit in the Easyboot Gloves the day before came back to talk about the success.  All the boots stayed in place and they were not only happy but impressed.  They brought the check books but I reminded them I wanted a testimonial about the success of the Gloves where the other boots failed. 

PS- I forgot to mention that I didn't use athletic tape or anything special on the Easyboot Gloves.  I just pulled the boots on and went.  I also used a new prototype gaiter and they were awesome.  Not even a sign of a rub!

Comments

[Lucy Chaplin Trumbull]

Nice job in yucky conditions.

When will the prototype gaiter be available?

[Dunc]

Yeeha!

[Denise]

Just wanted to post about how happy I am with my first NATRC CTR ride in the Glue On boots! Attended a ride Saturday in Descanso (same place Kevin Myers was at on 6-13 for a 50). Applied the Glue On boots on Thursday with the Goober Glue. Bathed/left on Friday - vet in went well. Judges were intrigued by the boots, and the horsemanship judge asked a lot of questions about application, durability, and how they worked for me all day. Did a 20 at a slower than endurance pace--but with NATRC nothing above the coronets so VERY important about keeping to the rules for us. The boots performed ABOVE my expectations, as well as the GG. Pulled them off on Sunday pm and everything cleaned up well, and the boots can be used again for the next ride. Thank you for a great product.

[Angela Corner]

And I thought mud like that only existed in the UK! Great to read about the Gloves doing so well. I've just completed my very first competitive ride using Gloves on the backs. We only took his shoes off two and a half weeks ago. The Gloves performed extremely well, though I do find I need to wrap his hooves in athletic tape first to keep them in place. He's big boned and the gaiters are only just long enough to fasten so I'd be very interested to find out more about the new prototype gaiters and if they will provide a more secure fastening? For the ride yesterday I wound athletic tape round the gaiters over the top of the velcro fastening and this really seemed to help.

[Larry Hall]

Great to meet you at the event last week. Have to say I was very impressed with how Easyboots performed. On day #2 I believe I saw 7 of the top ten horses in Easyboot products. Pretty amazing. Keep it up.

Larry.