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  Discussion on BOA Horse Boots
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Member:
Cowgrl

Posted on Wednesday, Jun 2, 2004 - 11:02 am:

Hi,
Has anyone used the BOA boots made by Easyboot? A friend uses them and likes them much better than the Old Macs. She says the Old Macs are a lot more bulky and looking at them, they seem to be that. If anyone has used them, what do you think? They are comparable in price to the Old Macs but it looks like putting them on is easier and sizing is the same as the shoe size. I'm waffling between the two so any information would be most welcome.

Thanks.
Member:
Sparky

Posted on Thursday, Jun 3, 2004 - 7:17 pm:

Holly - Easy boot was supposed to be coming out with another new boot in June?? Have you checked out their web site? I will try and talk to the girl here that is involved in the development.
Janet Schmidt
Member:
Cowgrl

Posted on Friday, Jun 4, 2004 - 11:31 am:

Yes, I checked their site and there was mention of new boots but no further info. Thanks for your help.
New Member:
Mkboone

Posted on Thursday, Nov 11, 2004 - 2:26 pm:

I have Boa Boots and they're very easy to put on and take off. However, they tend to twist on my mare's hooves. I only use them on her front hooves. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to prevent twisting with Boa Boots?
Member:
Cowgrl

Posted on Thursday, Nov 11, 2004 - 4:19 pm:

Are they the right size? Maybe if you used those inserts?
Member:
Rasmith4

Posted on Saturday, Jan 1, 2005 - 4:18 pm:

We just bought a pair of Boa boots for our racking mare and have only used them once and they made her leg bleed just above the hoof. They apparently rubbed against her. I don't know if we had them to tight or what. They did not appear to twist though. Did your horse have any blood on her from the twisting? We also only had them on the front feet.

Cheryl
Member:
Gailking

Posted on Tuesday, Jan 4, 2005 - 3:54 pm:

Hi Cheryl,
I had that same problem with soring from Old Macs on one spot and solved it by wrapping the low pastern with vet wrap a few times before putting on the boots. I don't use them often and only when really needed, but always use the vet wrap and haven't had any sores since. Hope this helps. Gail
Member:
Cowgrl

Posted on Tuesday, Jan 4, 2005 - 5:38 pm:

Ya, I had some rubbing and did the vet wrap bit which helped. Unfortunately, the end of the wrap came loose and flapped and annoyed him to the point he kept stopping and poking at his foot. I only use them when I know it's going to be rocky or his feet are freshly trimmed.
Member:
Sparky

Posted on Tuesday, Jan 4, 2005 - 6:21 pm:

Have either of you notified the company's as to your rubbing problems? I know they are always looking for information to make changes if warrented.
I have not used my Boa boots enough yet to find out if I have rubbing or not, but they sure are easy to put on.
Janet
Member:
Htrails

Posted on Thursday, Jan 6, 2005 - 8:29 am:

Be sure the boots are the correct size - we have not had a problem with them coming off - we had some pressure on the toe coronet and rubbing then determined we had them way too tight - I put my index finger in the toe coronet then tighten the dial to be firm on my finger, then remove my finger - there should be space at the top all around, if you use gators be sure the rough side of the velcro is NOT touching your horse as this will cause a bad rub also. Caution - be sure your horse is gentle and be careful putting your finger in the boot.
R
Member:
Cowgrl

Posted on Thursday, Jan 6, 2005 - 12:11 pm:

I don't think there's anything to do about the rubbing since the collar that causes the rub is already padded. The rubs I've had weren't serious at all, I think they irritated me more than him. If they were truly painful he wouldn't be so good about holding his foot up for me to put them on.
Member:
Rasmith4

Posted on Thursday, Jan 6, 2005 - 4:54 pm:

Hi all,

Thanks for all the info on the Boa boots. We may have had the boots to tight by the sounds. Or they may have been a little to small because we really had to tug to get them on and off, However they went on the back feet really easy. Guess we might need to get the next size up for the front. Misty didn't seem to mind them at all, even with the blood on the pastern. We took them off as soon as we saw the blood, so it wasn't very much. The idea of the vet wrap and putting your finger in to see how tight they are sound good also.

We wanted to try the boots as Misty has very low heels and goes barefoot all the time now. She doesn't like to walk in gravel even when she was shod, so we thought the boots would help.
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