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Location: Peach State | I've always have a problem getting the sling to lay flush around the ankle. There's always a gap or it pulls the middle ridge over too much if I really pull the sling cradle down and around. |
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Location: Phoenix | I've always had this issue. But I dislike professionals Choice so I stick with them. I think the newer "tough" looking boot has a narrower sling--might look into that. |
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Posts: 725
| I used to have that problem, but I can usually get it right after about the fifth try. |
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 Shoot Yeah
Posts: 4273
Location: Where you need a paddle... Oregon! | Yes. Every horse I use them on and I've tried different sizes, too. This is why I use my CE's typically for general riding and I use Professionals Choice all other times. I only even keep the CE's because I have several pair and I wouldn't be able to get my money out of them to sell them, but I'll not buy any more. |
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Posts: 1410
Location: Peach State | I really like classic equine but can't stand how they won't go on properly, glad to know it's not just me. |
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 Loves to compete
Posts: 5760
Location: Oakdale, CA | yes and I quit buying them. The last 2 sets I bought sucked..............
i went with relentless.......velcro is really hard to work for first dozen or more times..... I still like them better. I bought some new elites pro choice camo and I'm really liking them now |
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Posts: 12842
| I have one pai of Pegasus boots that are a little different to put on but do not gap where the bottom strap goes around. If you have them on properly dirt will not get under them. Nice boots. |
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Duct Tape Bikini Girl
Posts: 2554
| I had that issue too, but have now switched to Iconoclast. |
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 Born not Made
Posts: 2937
Location: North Dakota | I bought a set of Classic Equine to try on my horse earlier this year and I did not like them. I tried 2 different sizes and I could not get the darts to line up properly and to sit on the leg properly. I won't be trying them again.
I use the Professional's Choice SMB 3. I like them, but they are getting harder to find. I don't like the Elite and I don't like the SMB 2.
I'm very picky. :-) I've been interested to try the Renegade boots but haven't yet.
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 Off the Wall Wacky
Posts: 2981
Location: Louisiana | If you read the instructions, they specifically say not to pull the bottom part down and around like you would the PC sling. You're supposed to pull it straight around.
I prefer the CE boots to PC. I just feel like they fit my horses better. That said, I use both brands. |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | Iconoclast boots are great. I've never tried CE, but I like them better than the professionals choice. |
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  Keeper of the King Snake
Posts: 7622
Location: Dubach, LA | I thought it was just me. I see so many people using CE that I finally bought a couple of pair. They don't fit anything I own. You can actually hear the slings rubbing together when my good horse walks. I need to sell them and buy another pair of PC.
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 1131
| I hate Classic Equine, probably the worst made of all the boots I've tried. Now you won't catch me in anything but Professional Choice. |
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Veteran
Posts: 173
Location: Oklahoma | I has the same problem. I do not like to take boots off and have dirt in them. I switched to RES boots a couple years ago. No dirt in them ever, and they fit great. I now deal in them, send me a message and I'll make you a deal and I guarantee you will like them!! |
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 Sorry I don't have any advice
Posts: 1975
Location: Sunnyland Florida |
Are you all having problems with the Classic Equine LEGACY boots? I think CE makes a few different kinds, right?
I have Professional Choice and Classic Equine Legacy. I can't ever get the heel right on the Professional Choice - and it always moves. I feel the Legacy boots fit way better, and they are a little thicker than the Professional Choice.
Edited by Runaway 2015-09-13 2:23 PM
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Location: Kansas | IT'S NOT JUST ME!?!? Thank goodness! I don't feel like an idiot anymore!! |
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 Own It and Move On
Location: The edge of no where | Too bulky - don't like the fit. Polo wraps or relentless boots. |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | I have this problem with CE... Bought them in every size to try and fix the problem... Still couldn't get them to line up correctly. I tried the PC SMB Elite's and finally found the size my boy wears, but after three runs the stitching fell apart and PC wouldn't replace them...
I finally just went back to my old trusty's.. .my Bar F splint boots from the 90s.
They're an ugly green color but I cover them with boot covers. They fit both my mare and gelding. I haven't ever found dirt in them and they're a breeze to take on and off. never had an injury in them either (knock on wood). I don't like their new style of boots but back in the 90s man... stuff was good!!! LOL |
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Location: N C | I agree that they don't fit right and my horse even hung his back toe in them and tripped.I won't run barrels in them anymore. |
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| IRunOnFaith - 2015-09-14 5:35 PM I have this problem with CE... Bought them in every size to try and fix the problem... Still couldn't get them to line up correctly. I tried the PC SMB Elite's and finally found the size my boy wears, but after three runs the stitching fell apart and PC wouldn't replace them...
I finally just went back to my old trusty's.. .my Bar F splint boots from the 90s.
They're an ugly green color but I cover them with boot covers. They fit both my mare and gelding. I haven't ever found dirt in them and they're a breeze to take on and off. never had an injury in them either (knock on wood). I don't like their new style of boots but back in the 90s man... stuff was good!!! LOL
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who loves the old Bar Fs! I have one set left and I save them for my mud boots because they don't get water logged!
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 Undercover Amish Mafia Member
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Location: Kansas | I gave up on them a long time ago |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Southern Indiana | The sling never does fit quite flush and it's kind of a flaw in the design however I have always liked them and found they don't fill up with hardly any dirt. They seem to fit a bigger variety of horses. I bought a pair of elites and they just seem small and flimsy. The part near the fetlock never closes completely like it should. I am currently using iconoclast and they are nice but again I get that gap next to the fetlock and they do get dirt in them. I am using them because I have previously had soft tissue injuries. I bought a pair of the CE crossfits this spring and they are the best fitting boot I've found! I use polos on the back...so much less complicated! |
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 It's not my fault I'm perfect
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Location: Where the long tails flow, ND | Yep, hence why I don't use them. Thought it was only me! |
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Veteran
Posts: 180
| Just recently sold all my CE and switched to mainly polos. I do have a couple profchoice boots and would be interested in trying iconoclast. |
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Location: "...way down south in the Everglades..." | I have several pairs of the Legacy boots and I like them much better than the PC on two of the horses...the other one I can't get the CE to fit...like she's in between sizes and it gaps...not that the PC are too much better on her either. I think it really depends on the horse.
On a side note, does anyone else have problems with the CE no turn bell boots that have the designs...the plastic layer just peels off and looks like crap after a couple uses? I finally peeled it all off two of the pairs... That is my biggest complaint with CE. |
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| I too tried the classic equine legacy 4 pack and couldn't get them to fit any horse I owned properly.... Sold them got a pair of iconoclast... They weren't bad but they seem to be difficult to size to your horse I measured 3 times and I still got a pair that are too small. I have all elites now... They are decent boots. Love my bar f but I only have two pairs left and they are xs and large so only a couple of my horses can fit in those trusty boots! |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Northwest | luckyjo - 2015-09-12 6:39 PM
I had that issue too, but have now switched to Iconoclast.
Same here, no complaints with the Iconoclast boots. I actually love them and there is never dirt inside the boots after riding. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Southern Indiana | Speedy Buckeye Girl - 2015-09-16 7:59 AM
I have several pairs of the Legacy boots and I like them much better than the PC on two of the horses...the other one I can't get the CE to fit...like she's in between sizes and it gaps...not that the PC are too much better on her either. I think it really depends on the horse.
On a side note, does anyone else have problems with the CE no turn bell boots that have the designs...the plastic layer just peels off and looks like crap after a couple uses? I finally peeled it all off two of the pairs... That is my biggest complaint with CE.
Yep! The coating does that. I don't know why they even bothered to put it on there. I think the newer printed ones don't have it anymore. I just get back ones. They go with any color boots and you don't have to worry about getting stains out. |
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