I liked the concept, but my horses hated them. Made their legs really hot and sweat, horses stomped and couldn't wait to get them off-I have the breathable wraps.
I tried them because my iconoclasts were not holding up at all and were really bulky on my smaller horse.
I feel he has better range of motion with them than the iconoclasts, they never have dirt in them and once practiced are quick to put on. I haven’t noticed his legs being any warmer or sweatier than with the iconoclasts.
I am thinking about trying Pro Choice boots on him since they are a slimmer style than the CE or Iconoclasts, however I went away from them to the iconoclasts in the first place because of how full of dirt they got on a different horse, hoping they might fit this horse better.
The only thing I don’t like is i feel like I need to wrap before I get on to warm up vs warming up with boots on my stirrups and booting at the last minute. I could probably figure something out but I worry about someone walking off with my boot bag if i just leave it by the warm up arena or not making it back from my trailer in time if I’m parked farther out etc.
I really like them. I also feel like my horse has better range of motion and there is never any dirt in them. My horse went from solid 2d to placing in the 1d here and there. Not saying it was because of the boots but that is the only thing I changed. I have not had them long enough to use in the summer so I cannot speak for how hot the leg gets... yet.
I love the concept and have both the older black molds i love and the new grey soft molds i hate as do the horses. Black molds are great bc of the strike protection. I tried it on my arm and cant feel a thing. The new soft grey molds i can feel everything and it HURTS! sssooooo the whole concept of strike protection and use of a polo combo went out the window. The grey molds also make every horse stomp. The owner is a great guy and in the same area as I grew up. Hes always trying to make the products better but I personally will only use the older style black mold that has strike protection.
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