The Shoo Fly’s don’t really have a back or front, so the stays keep them up all around, when they spin. It’s an odd design, but it works!
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@ASB Stars sounds like a win for my young TB. Plus, no Velcro to mess with (for either of us ha ha!)
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Like the others who have tried the Shoo Fly Leggins, I love them. They wash really well, too.
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I use Shoofly’s and they work great! I’ve had them for over two years and they still go on and work, they look a bit beat up but they still work. The material including the velcro has never torn on them, they just look really used which they are. 
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Not to hijack this thread but…
I am battling a summer sore on my mare’s RH cannon bone inside. I was JUST thinking today if I could wrap a fly mask or rip up and sew together something to put on her leg. Anything to keep those nasty biters off. Would these boots work? Does anyone know where I can get them in Wellington?
I don’t know where you can get them, but I do believe they would work. The only place they stay in contact with the leg is at the bottom around/right above the coronet band.
I agree, at least the ShooFly leggings I use go right over any sores, they are not tight on the legs. Here is there link, http://shooflyleggins.com/. But I’m sure you are wanting something you can pick up in a store rather than wait for shipping. Hoping you can find what you need!
Love Shoo Fly boots.
Also love Sox For Horses https://soxforhorses.com/
Silver Whinnies for Summer sores & chronic scratches.
Both have been game changers!
The old version is the white bottom, the current version is the black lining. I have a pair with the white bottom that have almost worn off but they do not rub on my horses. I’ve been using them for 2 years like that, no further change. The new ones with the black lining I just bought a couple of weeks ago so not sure how well they wear.
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They work great for donkeys. For some reason, flies get the good silver out for a real feast, when they spot donkey legs.
I read or heard somewhere that donkeys don’t have the same nerve structure in their lower legs as horses, therefore they don’t have the same stomp reflex.
I have no citation for this, but I have noticed my donkeys don’t stomp nearly as frequently as my horses despite the flies feasting on them full time.
What brand of boots do you use on your donkeys? My one fits great in yearling size Shoo Fly Leggins, the other is woefully between sizes in them. The yearling size is too big, but the pony/donkey size is too short.
If you can’t find another option for your donkey, could you put the smaller shoo fly boots on the front and the larger on the back legs? I have a horse that is in mediums, but really needs smalls for his front legs. The mediums fit his hind legs perfectly though. Makes me wish these were sold in pairs instead of sets of 4. I will likely be purchasing another set in a small at some point.
Thanks for the suggestion, but it unfortunately won’t work. The larger size are not too big in height, but in bottom circumference. They slip over her hooves. I tried adding extra Velcro to allow them to fit more snugly, but that didn’t work out (I’m sure someone with better sewing skills could make it work). The smaller size is too short for both front and back. She current wears them, but they don’t offer much protection.
After this season, I’ll probably get her another yearling set and ask one of my craftier seamstress friends to help redo the Velcro.
I generally love their sizing. It’s a problem with my donkey just falling between sizes. She can be hard to fit in a lot of things, as she is that awkward height where she is bigger than a mini but smaller than a riding pony.
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With all the others, they work. I have Amigo fly boots on 24/7, they are holding up very well. Mine tend to sag overnight, which is when my horse is most active (the TBs have a nightly ritual of galloping around), but they stay put for 12+ hours with no problem. My next investment next year might be Shoofly - but I like that I can ride in these, and easily take them on and off – and they are subtle colors which I prefer.
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You and I need to be neighbors! My gelding wears small on the hind legs and medium on the front legs.
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OK y’all, I’m bringing this thread back because I got a set of the ShooFlys for my mare. They fit just fine, but in two days of wear, she’s managed to poop into the hind boots twice :rolleyes:
I guess I could leave the hinds off and just use them in front, but they do seem to work much better than flyspray.
Does anybody else have this problem or is she just special?
Neither of our horses do but I read a review from one single user (among many happy ones) who had your exact same problem. So, yes, she’s special, but not completely unique! 
My donkey does it. I think horses who walk when they poop are at the biggest risk of this.
My only tip is to tighten the top as much as possible so the opening is as small as it will go. Otherwise I just empty the manure out when I notice it because it doesn’t seem to bother my donkey.
I know that isn’t much of a help.
Shoo fly is great boot.
White fluffy stuff last year, black nylon this year. The ones from last year are pretty sad looking… Worn in a few spots and the stays are pretty curvy…but otherwise functional, EXCEPT where the stays have worn through at the bottom, the stays will rub on his heels, especially behind. I have a todo item to sew some nylon tape around the bottoms and see if I can make them usable again (some day).
Unrelated, last year I got the orange ones to be easy to spot, but since they don’t come off (ever) this year I got blue because I read an article that some types of flies are attracted to blue things and I want them to land on the boots as much as possible (and not on the pony).
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Mine poops in his alllll the time and he’s purely a standing still pooper. Maybe to do with pastern angle, how much the boots tend to lean toward the back. Does not seem to bother him and has not caused skin issues at all (he is pretty hairy around the fetlock and not sensitive skinned, so it might be different if your horse is more delicate)… I don’t even bother taking the boots off, just grab the top and slide them up until they’re loose and shake until it all falls out. Then let them slide back down to the natural position.
How much more height do you need? Maybe if you had some stiffish plastic coated mesh you could try extending the smaller ones upwards instead?
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