My horse is brushing on his hind legs, at the bit where the hoof joins the leg!What boots would I need to use?

Question

My Irish draft is brushing on th inside of his hind legs. Just below the pastern. Where the hair ends & the hoof starts.

He's made a big mark there and removed the hair from it.

What boots should I buy to protect his legs or is there something else more simple i can do?

overrech boots on th hind legs would protect the area.

But are noly meant for the front feet. And brush boots dont seem to go low enough...!

Fetlock boots also seemed to be aimed at another area.

Any suggestions?

I have only noticed him do this out hacking, Im unsure of whether he does it while schooling.

Answer 1

Perhaps skid boots could work.

http://www.barrelracer.com/Merchant2/gra...

Many of them cover the entire area, which I think would do a decent job of protecting them.

Answer 2

Are you talking about the coronary band?  He must be swinging his leg in at an angle to just brush the coronet with the edge of his hoof, and not brush the fetlock joint. . . . Is he shod behind?

Anyway, why not just bell boots, once the raw area has healed?  Profesional choice (and probably lots of other companies) make bell boots out of neoprene which are really soft.

PS  Black head: I'm American born and bred, but I have several English friends,  I've worked with loads of riders from the UK, and MY HUSBAND was born in England.  This personal experience aside,  I would hesitate to make the absurd generalization that "English" people - or any people of any nationality - are snobs or otherwise. Sorry if your experience with English people has been so negative. You just happened to meet  some insecure ones.  Try judging people on an individual basis, for a change.

Answer 3

I would go ahead and give overreach boots a try on the back.  Can't hurt to try and it just may work for you....I'd also ask my farrier to square off his toes behind to make sure your horse is breaking over rapidly enough.  Make sure your horse is shod "flat" meaning there are no uneven areas or "high" places behind....you can tell just by walking around your horse and look at how his heels (shoes) touch the ground...are they even....surprisingly enough, many times they are not.   (This is hard to describe).  One heel side will be higher than the other.  Which will lead to poor movement in front and in back.

Answer 4

He probably does do it when schooling. IDs often move closely behind. The bit you refer to is the coronet band, and it is more likely that he is catching it with his hoof. Although there are no marks on his legs, he should wear be protected from the hock down as he is likely to be brushing his fetlocks too. Try these turnout socks from Equilibrium. I ride my ID x TB in them as he gets mud fever.

http://www.dragonflysaddlery.co.uk/large...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Equi-Chaps-Close-C...

Sportabac make a cheaper pair, but I've never used them so can't comment on them.

ADD: In response to BlackHead - go and crawl back under your rock, you narrow minded fool. "Shoer" is not even a word, and as far as I am aware, "farrier" is a world wide term. Just because this person's horse catches his coronet band does not mean her farrier is bad, the horse could have poor movement or conformation. For example, I have a fabulous farrier but my TB still moves oddly behind, partly due to an old injury and partly due to conformation. Though that must make me snobbish too?! Your rant makes no point, I am going to report you for this because you have not answered this person's question, but merely taken up space on Y!A. Troll.

Answer 5

http://www.countrysupplies.com/item.asp?...

Answer 6

You can use overreach boots on the back - quite a few people do for various reasons.

My ID does that sometimes too but not to the point where I need boots. Discuss it with your farrier - he may be able to do some remedial trimming etc to stop it from happening.

Answer 7

Speak to your farrier - horses don't kick themselves naturally and his feet may be unbalanced. If he is young I would say let him do it, he will learn not to as he matures and he won't learn not to if you never let it hurt. If you really need a boot, I think you need a sausage boot. Or use an overreach, why not on the back? There's no law about it.

Answer 8

i know that bell boots are only for the front, but there is no harm in using them on the hind. i would get the rubber ones with velcro, however. they help protect the entire area around the hoof, not just the heel. he may look a bit strange but it may help fix the problem!

and blackhead, you're such a prick. if you're gonna be nasty, dont even bother wasting our time.