Between the lack of rain making the ground rock hard, and the flies, my mare is stomping her feet to death. A couple of boarders have the Shoo Fly boots, and they seem to be holding up well and staying on. Neither of the boarders are very active, and I have yet to see either of their horses missing a boot. They also seem to stay up well. For the price though, I would love to hear some first hand accounts. Anybody else using these? Thoughts? Also, I am wondering what keeps the flies from flying down the top of these boots… I would think a fly down the boot could cause a very angry horse!
There is a local farrier that shoes strictly competition horses in his shop.
He has some of those, not sure it is the same brand, they seem to have an extra bright line down the side, those don’t, that he offers to anyone leaving their horses in his pens.
He shoes the horses as he gets to them and they stand in the pens until then.
His clients say those fly leggins sure do help horses stand there quietly.
Don’t know how they would work on a horse kept on all day long and moving around, if they would cause rubs, being so loose.
I’ve used them for 3-4 years and they’re great. I leave them on 24/7 and haven’t had any rubs or issues.
I had wondered about flies getting into the top of the boots, but it really doesn’t happen. From what I’ve observed, flies tend to have a flight pattern that’s perpendicular to the object they want to land on rather than parallel, so they don’t ever fly up/around the boot tops.
There are lots of people around here that trail ride with them on, so they seem to hold up well to lots of activity.
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Love them, love them.
They stay on in the pasture no problem and they keep the flies off. They are a great design.
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In my humble, possibly ridiculous opinion they’re the only fly boots worth spending money on. I used them exclusively until they became unavailable, temporarily - and tried lots of different brands from Dover to Weaver to Schneider to Kensington to Cashel and a few more I can’t remember, and not one of them were worth diddly - these other brands sagged, tore, lost Velcro tabs, got lost.
The Shoo Fly boots stay up and stay put. Make sure you get the right size - if they are too big, your horse might lose them.
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Could they also be used as informal ice boots?
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I haven’t tried this particular brand…
… but none of the others I tried could ‘stand up’ to my horses rolling during turn-out. Boots got clogged with dirt, twisted, sagged, fell down, etc. Weren’t really worth it for my horses – turned out mostly 24/7.
Probably great for in the stall --or turn-out if you’re there to fix the boots after rolling – or put them on after horse rolls.
I just gave up trying to use fly boots. 
Would try the shooflys IF I knew how they held up to rolling.
My guys are out in them 24/7 and I have one that loves to roll. He hasn’t dislodged a boot yet!
These things really don’t budge and I haven’t had any issues with them rubbing or filling with dirt.
I have one naughty gelding who thought it was a fun game to pull them off and wave them around but one application of raplast fixed that issue.
I am a huge fan of shoofly, especially for my retired navicular horse. He stays much sounder without the stomping.
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Interesting. I bet these would work better and look better than my tube socks. I’ll have to track down a pair of yearling size. Other fly boots fall down or rub.
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I’ll give them a try!
I would think they could and the water would run out as the ice melts. Hmmm 
BEST FLY BOOTS ON THE MARKET! Hands down! I’ve used them for years. They never roll down or twist. You never have to worry about them being too tight or too loose. Maybe once a season, he does come in with one missing - don’t ask me how he gets it off - maybe he somehow manages to walk out of it? At any rate, they are the best.
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They do. My guys always roll after a ride. ShooFlys work fine.
Well, I ordered them. Hopefully they will be here soon!
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Love them! My guy is out with other geldings, and lots of rough play. They stay on. Added benefit is that they protect his pasterns from damp grass and our problems with scratches are practically nil now.
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I was hoping to try these but my horse measured large in front but medium behind. They come as a set of four and when I contacted them for recommendations they couldn’t recommend a size to me. 
Bringing this one back because I have a question about sizing - I’m a little confused by the size chart, as the video says the diameter of the bottom is the size listed, but they tell you to measure at the hair line. Do you have to be that specific, or is there a little wiggle room you can take advantage of? I haven’t measured my mare yet, just trying to get a feel for how I’ll use that measurement once I get it.
I measured all of my horses last year and posted about the fit. Let me see if I can find that…
Here you go:
Lots of discussion about sizing there.
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I did a search, I swear!!! LOL!!!
Thanks for the info, I obviously am not good at finding it on my own. 
Short answer is that they velcro and there is some wiggle room. I got mediums and at first they are a bit snug at the fetlock so I don’t have the velcro on the bottom as tight as it could go. Since the boots are mesh they break in and stretch a little bit and I can put them on more snugly later on. The larges were a little too tall for front legs on my guy which is why I do this with mediums.
