forthefutureofthebreed wrote:
KizmetRanch wrote:
What is the padding made of on the hock boot? It looks like fleece or wool (or a synthetic variation), in which case, it would only create sweat during summer months here. It's too hot for that. Mine are also very nosy and particular about the stuff they wear, and Talia would probably rip those off in a heartbeat.
Kiz, I have several pairs of hock boots here. They are made of neoprene. I've used all kinds, especially when I was showing. Unless you put them on real tight (which I don't like doing), you'll find them on the ground in the morning and ripped to shreds or the velcro chewed up beyond repair. And yes, they sweat in all of them. They might work in a deeply-bedded stall if you lock the horse inside, which, as you know, I do not do. They'll lie down outside in the sun on the hard ground anyway no matter what you bed their stall with.




Sorry to be a party pooper, but my stalled horse has ripped off neoprene hock boots on more than one occasion.  Luckily they are durable, but trust me, if a horse wants to get them off, he will.  You're at the horse's mercy unless you really package them up, but in that case you run the risk of affecting the function of the hock.


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