Fetlock Boots and Skid Bootsįetlock Boots, sometimes called ankle boots, are worn as protection from brushing injuries on the hind legs. Tendon boots may also be known as open front boots, and are often used while show jumping to enable a horse to feel a jump pole if he hits it. Tendon boots often cover just the back and sides of the front leg and are meant to protect from the impact of a hind leg.

Traditionally made of leather, brushing boots are now often made from neoprene or other man-made materials. Splint boots or brushing boots are usually worn on the front legs and protect the splint bone, which can be bruised or even broken if the horse hits it hard enough. Sport boots are designed to protect from damage done by the other legs or rough terrain, as well as provide support to the tendons and ligaments. Sport boots, also known as sports medicine boots, are lightly padded horse boots that cover the lower leg, from below the knee to the pastern. Sport Boots, Splint Boots, and Tendon Boots Horses that overreach may also pull their front horseshoes off, causing damage to the horse's hoof. Overreach injuries are caused when the horse's hind foot clips another leg, often during training or while turned out. Bell Boots or Overreach bootsīell boots protect the area between the pastern and the heel and are used to prevent overreach injuries. Today's range of horse boots can serve you whether you are just getting by until a farrier appointment, trail riding, or completing a hundred-mile endurance ride. Each Easyboot style has a different type of closure or fits differently making it easy to find the perfect fit.Ĭavallo also sells a range of hoof boot designs, as well as gel pads and studs for horse boots. The Easyboot line has numerous choices, such as the Easyboot Back Country, Easyboot Cloud, Easyboot Glove, Easyboot Trail, Easyboot RX, and Easycare Easyboot Epic.

Hoof boots are used in place of horseshoes or when an equine needs additional padding to be comfortable on rough surfaces. Hoof boots have become increasingly popular over the past few years, especially the Easyboot.

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