But if you are a hoof care provider or owner, and you're unfamiliar with boots, how do you know which boots work for your or your clients horse and riding activities?

Qualified hoof care providers (farriers and trimmers) can provide hoof boot fitting, sales & services the way a shoeing farrier provides shoes. There are several small custom made boots that aren't covered in this article. When I began trimming professionally, my chief challenge was making boots work for my clients, so I’m thrilled that boots are now so easy to use and that there is a wide variety of adaptable and easy to use hoof boots for different purposes. Renegade and Cavallo Boots entered the market with two ore extremely popular boots. Eas圜are trleased a great assortment of boots, includin a game-changer named The Glove and its glue-on version. Since then barefoot has become very popular, and boots have evolved to meet the demand.

An ex-endurance rider with over 1000 competitive miles, I struggled with EasyBoots, Boa’s and Old Macs, and was relieved when my horses’ feet became sound enough that I didn’t need boots on most rides.

When I started riding Gavilan barefoot in 2002, boot choices were limited and none worked for long distance casual rides except the Easy Boot, and I couldn't get them to stay on my horses feet unless I foamed them on, which destroyed the boots. Healthy Hoof > Articles > Boots > BootOverview Hoof Boots Overview

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