Best choice for Hind support boots and/or wraps

[Kottbulle]

[QUOTE=RedHorses;8874056]
My guy waves his hind legs around every time I put something on them. Anything - polos, standing wraps, brushing boots, SMBs, BoT Quick wraps. It makes me laugh because he acts like he didn’t know I put them on. When he goes to move the first leg comes up and gets waved around then he’s all “OMG it got my other leg too!” and he tries to wave that one around too, WITHOUT putting the first one down! :lol: It never works! Anyway he walks out of it very quickly and doesn’t mind them after that. Maybe your guy just needs some practice.[/QUOTE]

He is definitely getting use to it now that he has to wear a standing bandage all day and night. And I would have thought after 6 years at the track he would be use to being wrapped… I swear he has hind wraps on in the races i have watched… lol But I am finding that he is a very thin skinned horse. He hate being curried and he is super goosey in his lower back. I thought he was back sore, but my vet is also a wonderful Chiropractor and he said, " nope he is just goosey"
So i wonder if he is just super sensitive… I guess it’s an adjustment period for both of us… not use to the sensitive Thoroughbred yet… lol

[cswoodlandfairy]

I have an OTTB that has to wear boots in turnout and while riding. He will clip the inside of his fetlocks raw if he doesnt wear them. He also needs bell boots for his overstep as well.

I’ve tried a couple things, but the best boots I like for durability, breathability and support are the professional choice open front boots. They have been great. They are lightweight.

http://profchoice.com/i-20607001-pro-performance-open-front-boots-with-tpu-fasteners.html

[Denzel]

I haven’t read the whole thread yet, so apologies if these have been mentioned. When I was working at an upper level dressage barn with a number of aged schoolmasters, we had a few that had hind suspensory issues, and they all went in the Iconoclast boots. I also know quite a few barrel racers and western speed event riders that use them. I mainly use boots/bandages for protection (and a bit of vanity, to be honest) so I can’t comment on the effectiveness, as I didn’t see the horses in the “before” stage.