Help

I am having a few problems with being able to get my boa boots on with the gaiters.. is there nack? he's fine without them but they do start to rub after a while especially with this rubbish weather we are having! I am after trying the Easyboot bares but not sure if anyone has tried jumping in them, Murphys feet are big (size 4 Boa's) to match his 17hh frame!
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and heres a close up of him in a boot! he loves them and moves so well! I just get frustrated by the gaiters as they twist or scrunch into the boot too much?

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[Donna Patton]

I use Boa's and was having problems with the gaiters as well. I found that you can use duct tape rolled inside out to get the gaiter to stay in place in the bottom of the boot while you put it on. Open the boot as wide as it will go, fold back the gaiter so it lays down around the top of the boot, hold the back of the boot and the gaiter with your thumb and put the hoof into the boot. After you get the boot on (this takes practice) pull the gaiter around the pastern, making sure it is down far enough in the boot to protect and be fastened tightly. Make sure you use the "tounge" piece that is provided and place it as low as you possibly can and still have it fastened. Tighten the dial as tight as you can get it, finish getting your horse ready and tighten it a turn or two more. I trail ride in the mountains and have found this is the best way for me to use the gaiters. I sometimes have to readjust the tounge piece but that is usually after serveral hours of riding.
Good luck,
Donna

[Dawn Willoughby]

Of all the boots from EC, I find the least use for the Boas...and thats funny because people love the "button".

I would remeasure your horse's foot and check the boot measurements.

(1) The width and length of your horse should fit into the same size or one size different (ie the width is a size 2 but the length is a 1) Ideally you measure after a trim.

(2) and I would also make sure none of your measurement are at the high end of the measurement. I put a thin pad in these boots, and that would push you up a size (Thick pad seems to change the fit too much)

My gut feeling is that the boots are not the right ones for your horse and that you would do better with Epics/Bares or G2's with a half inch black pads for some combo of the sole/frogs. like a harder black pad.

If you find the fit is correct, consider wrapping your horse in vet tape and dispense with the gaitor. Karen has instructions online.

Let me know how it goes.
Dawn
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