So. Here’s a super brief version of my horse’s life story. I bought a feral horse unbroken and trained him myself. He’s an unknown breed from Canada, athletic with a great brain, but we didn’t think he would be that great at jumping, so he would be a resale. Then, just a few days ago, we put him through a jumping chute just to see how he’d do, and… he got up to 3’9 with ease. He could’ve gone higher but we didn’t want to push it.
I’ve got a jumper on my hands and I didn’t even know it. Before I start getting into serious training with him, I want to get some jumping boots. I’ve done a bunch of research and figured that Veredus is probably my best choice. I don’t have the budget for their 300$+ boots, but I can do the mid $200s for front and back. I’m leaning towards Veredus Olympus Absolute, but am wondering about whether they’re truly worth the money or not.
Any recommendations or information on any of the Veredus boots is very much welcome. Thank you so much in advance!
-Eli
I LOVE my Veredus boots. They last forever and work great. Definitely would recommend over market competitors like Equifit or Majyk.
Veredus is 100% worth it! I have some Eskadron Airs (the little clip on ones, not the velcro) that I often use for everyday riding, but I have several sets of Veredus for jumping and showing that are wonderful. When my show ones start to look a bit too scratched up, I rotate them out into daily boots and get new ones for the ring. This does not happen very often because they wear like iron, but I do have two horses so they each have their own boots. I always get the Carbon Gel Vento whatever, but every Veredus boot I’ve seen has been great quality. In my experience, at least, the Ventos don’t overheat the tendons. Love them.
Veredus Ventos are fantastic and long lasting, but for schooling, we really like the Le Mieux tendon boots that seem to get more air flow. The legs are noticeably cooler when we take them off. We are sensitive to that with the heat in socal.
https://www.bigdweb.com/lemieux-impact-responsive-gel-tendon-boots
