There certainly is value in convenience sometimes, but it doesn't have to be unreachable. I am simply offering an alternative solution for those of us who live down here in the real world ( or even worse, my poverty world) where we have to actually CHOOSE which things we spend money on instead of just buy them all. And Eas圜are has done the same thing as Soft Ride with the EasyBoot Rx hitting you up around $150 a pair, though they avoided some of the grandiose verbage. Although both paid for themselves by replacing horseshoes. I own a pair of both EasyBoot Epics ( they did work when they stayed on.) & Cavallo Sport Boots, the latter of which I adore & are worn by Solo every time he is ridden off grass.īoth have had foam inserts for cushioning while riding as well. Now, Soft Ride folks, my apologies if you are miffed at my badgering, but it does not carry any ill will nor even am I suggesting you have an unhelpful product. * pause for personal need to repeat hysterical choking sounds* So, a gel pad that you stick on your horse's hoof which he will promptly stomp in his own poop can be yours, in a pair even, for around $200. Not to mention, as with all normal things ( human shoe inserts or foam cut-outs, anyone), give it a special horsey name & hint that it might knock a few points off your dressage score all while keeping Dobbin sounder, & you can mark up the price by approximately 4000%. Hopefully, those are obviously different scenarios to be addressed on a case by case basis. I speak only in the context of booting a trailered horse for comfort.

Note: This post does not apply to use of any kind of boot for veterinary or therapeutic hoof issues which require daily wear. Ok, perhaps I exaggerate a bit for effect, but while the concept of absorbing concussive shock traveling through the trailer frame to the floor & your horse's feet is a good one, marketing, as often occurs, goes a wee smidge over the top.

' Reducing fatigue, enhancing performance, & helping treat & prevent injuries,' these boots promise to pretty much eliminate the need for a vet, trainer, & sleep all at once! Soft Ride Boots: the hottest trend in trailering when they hit the market two or three years ago (or less.

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