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| Is it for knock protection or tendon support? Because if it's for knock protection, the woof wear smart event boots look like something I might be into. If it's for tendon support, why not polo wraps or track bandages?
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Location: Phoenix | For me it's knock protection, that's why I always wear bell boots and if I am putting something on the legs it's leather splint boots. |
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Location: North Dakota | Protection and support. You get both of those with flow boots.  |
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Location: Texas | It's for both. |
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| hammer_time - 2017-04-05 8:47 PM
For me it's knock protection, that's why I always wear bell boots and if I am putting something on the legs it's leather splint boots.
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Location: Montana | Both. My mare paddles on her front and I use them for knock protection, but the support they provide doesn't hurt either. |
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Location: on the fine line between insanity and geniusness | Both. I use iconoclast on the fronts because I don't feeling like polos offer any kind of shock absorption. I do however use polos on the back where I just need support. Be sure if you use polis that you know how to wrap correctly or you'll do more damage than good. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | Actually according to a number of studies, polos do jack squat for tendon support. Traditional sports medicine boots do relatively little for tendons but offer a tiny bit of help (but only like 12% I think). Both can offer protection from knocks. Jury is still out on the iconoclast which has the double support behind the fetlock. They *might* offer a bit better tendon support. |
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| I love my flow boots.
I use them on my finer boned gelding and he works so much better - sport boots get too bulky around his pasterns and fetlocks.
I want to invest in another set for my bigger gelding. |
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Location: Idaho | I only wrap with I'm practicing hard or running in a competition. I used CE Legacies, and I have used them for years. And I ALWAYS use bell boots, when I was much younger I had a mare that overreached and practically ripped the bulbs off of her front feet. I don't care if I'm just going for a walk, bell boots are on.
When I do wrap, it is for protection and support. I believe in them because I have a gelding that had sliced his tendon clean in half on his BL leg. Took about 10 months stall rest to heal, another 6 months and he was up and running. I believe those boots helped given him support and keep him protected. I never had a problem and he's still doing good with his current owner, never had any problems. |
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Location: Idaho | I use Iconoclast on front and polos on hind. I believe its for both, support soft tissue, protect against hitting themselves. However, that being said, warming your horse up and conditioning program is just as important in protecting those soft tissue injuries that can occur. But also bad ground can for sure cause a horse to get injuries regardless of what you have on your horse. I like the polos because I can wrap higher and really support the fetlock on the hind. I think the Iconoclast gives them enough support for the concussion the front end takes. Each to their own. |
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| I did it for protection and support. I didn't use polos because they scared me (I know, use tape with them) - but I saw a pick up horse at a rodeo once do a flip when one came undone and that was enough for me. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest | Protection. Both from knocks and from when turning deep in the ground. |
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| Thanks guys. I ordered a pair of the thinline cobra boots. They tick a bunch of boxes on my checklist, and if I'm not thrilled with them I'll figure something else out. Bell boots are next on the list of "things to make a decision on". I've done my fair share of wrassling on the gum ones, and really I'd rather not anymore. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest | hannahbug - 2017-04-06 11:12 AM
Thanks guys. I ordered a pair of the thinline cobra boots. They tick a bunch of boxes on my checklist, and if I'm not thrilled with them I'll figure something else out. Bell boots are next on the list of "things to make a decision on". I've done my fair share of wrassling on the gum ones, and really I'd rather not anymore.
Just my opinion but Bell boots are a must for me (I use Classic Equine brand). Even if your horse doesn't typically overstride or stumble, it could always happen. I've had two different horses trip during a run and literally rip a chunk off the bell boot but thankfully not their foot. I also had a horse overstride being a dummy out in the field (he hit himself trying to stop at a gate that came up faster than he anticipated) and he bruised himself so bad he was lame for 3 months. I took him to have X-rays and everything because I thought he broke something.
So I don't like to chance on them whacking themselves. |
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| livexlovexrodeo - 2017-04-06 1:45 PM
hannahbug - 2017-04-06 11:12 AM
Thanks guys. I ordered a pair of the thinline cobra boots. They tick a bunch of boxes on my checklist, and if I'm not thrilled with them I'll figure something else out. Bell boots are next on the list of "things to make a decision on". I've done my fair share of wrassling on the gum ones, and really I'd rather not anymore.
Just my opinion but Bell boots are a must for me (I use Classic Equine brand ). Even if your horse doesn't typically overstride or stumble, it could always happen. I've had two different horses trip during a run and literally rip a chunk off the bell boot but thankfully not their foot. I also had a horse overstride being a dummy out in the field (he hit himself trying to stop at a gate that came up faster than he anticipated ) and he bruised himself so bad he was lame for 3 months. I took him to have X-rays and everything because I thought he broke something.
So I don't like to chance on them whacking themselves.
For sure, bell boots are a must. But they aren't a "right now" at my place, since we are still working on straight and correct bend and self carriage, mostly at a walk with occasional trotting breaks to work the kinks out. If we were even loping, I might have a greater sense of urgency, but maresy can only handle about 3 strides before she gets strung out and starts bunny hopping. She's been sitting in a pasture doing nothing for 3 years, so it'll be a long road. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest | hannahbug - 2017-04-06 12:10 PM
livexlovexrodeo - 2017-04-06 1:45 PM
hannahbug - 2017-04-06 11:12 AM
Thanks guys. I ordered a pair of the thinline cobra boots. They tick a bunch of boxes on my checklist, and if I'm not thrilled with them I'll figure something else out. Bell boots are next on the list of "things to make a decision on". I've done my fair share of wrassling on the gum ones, and really I'd rather not anymore.
Just my opinion but Bell boots are a must for me (I use Classic Equine brand ). Even if your horse doesn't typically overstride or stumble, it could always happen. I've had two different horses trip during a run and literally rip a chunk off the bell boot but thankfully not their foot. I also had a horse overstride being a dummy out in the field (he hit himself trying to stop at a gate that came up faster than he anticipated ) and he bruised himself so bad he was lame for 3 months. I took him to have X-rays and everything because I thought he broke something.
So I don't like to chance on them whacking themselves.
For sure, bell boots are a must. But they aren't a "right now" at my place, since we are still working on straight and correct bend and self carriage, mostly at a walk with occasional trotting breaks to work the kinks out. If we were even loping, I might have a greater sense of urgency, but maresy can only handle about 3 strides before she gets strung out and starts bunny hopping. She's been sitting in a pasture doing nothing for 3 years, so it'll be a long road.
Oh yes I see (: I typically don't use anything for just daily riding either. When you get around to it the Classic Equine ones are nice. Tough material, but they just Velcro on. I don't have problems with them twisting or turning either. |
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Location: Northwest | OhMax - 2017-04-06 7:22 AM
I love my flow boots.
I use them on my finer boned gelding and he works so much better - sport boots get too bulky around his pasterns and fetlocks.
I want to invest in another set for my bigger gelding.
I've been eyeing these. If I ever switch from Iconoclast it'll be to Flow Boots. |
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| 07milch - 2017-04-06 3:39 PM
OhMax - 2017-04-06 7:22 AM
I love my flow boots.
I use them on my finer boned gelding and he works so much better - sport boots get too bulky around his pasterns and fetlocks.
I want to invest in another set for my bigger gelding.
I've been eyeing these. If I ever switch from Iconoclast it'll be to Flow Boots.
I switched from iconoclasts. After 1 year even my team roper fiancé believes the Velcro to be shot on them, very disappointed for what we paid. My little horse has a hole tore in each back boot at one of the seams. We were going to go with a different brand and I chose flow boot. I have 2 pairs of iconoclasts coming as awards, thinking about just selling them now and getting something else. |
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Location: North Dakota | hannahbug - 2017-04-05 8:12 PM Is it for knock protection or tendon support? Because if it's for knock protection, the woof wear smart event boots look like something I might be into. If it's for tendon support, why not polo wraps or track bandages?
Well polos do a **** poor job of tendon support so there's no real point there. Boots do a poor job as well, don't get me wrong. There's never been any scientific evidence to suggest either provides any actual support. I prefer boots for knocks and rubs because they're sturdier and they're much faster/easier to put on. I have never used the "sport" boots. I have just used splint boots. |
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why boot your horse. . .