Quarter Boots
By ÁSTUND
Price is for one pair of boots.
Why we love them…
These serve as a light weight protective boot for horses that need the protection but cannot handle more than 90g.
Medium size in black and white
Consider this…
We recommend an additional taping of the hooves with electrical tape when using these boots when showing as they can sometimes slide up or off the hoof.
About boots in general:
These boots primarily protect the bulbs of the heels and pastern where the most common interference injuries occur. The inside of the back of these boots is curved higher to protect a larger section of the pastern. At Taktur we often use boots when we are training a horse that has balance issues. We never train pace or fast tempo tölt without putting boots on the horse first. If a horse hits itself once, the trauma of that incident can often create a vicious cycle. The horse becomes tense, interferes due to the tension, hurts itself, and becomes even more tense. The use of protective boots prevents this cycle from ever starting.
Riders often underestimate the huge impact just a couple of grams of weight can have on a horses movements. We use boots only on the front hooves. Weight on the front legs increases the amount of time that leg spends in the air. The weight of the boot adds to the momentum of the legs movement usually causing more expressive action. 120 grams is the lightest boot weight that you can buy in strap on boots. These boots are around 90g making them a perfect light weight option. We use these boots primarily for extremely four gaited horses that have a tendency to be trotty and rolly. For this type of horse more weight can cause an increase in those problems.
These boots come in white and black. White boots draw attention to the horses movements better than other colors. For this reason we always use white boots in sport competition. In breeding evaluations the rules are stricter, as they are trying to ascertain the horses natural born talent. For this reason they only allow black boots.
By ÁSTUND
Price is for one pair of boots.
Why we love them…
These serve as a light weight protective boot for horses that need the protection but cannot handle more than 90g.
Medium size in black and white
Consider this…
We recommend an additional taping of the hooves with electrical tape when using these boots when showing as they can sometimes slide up or off the hoof.
About boots in general:
These boots primarily protect the bulbs of the heels and pastern where the most common interference injuries occur. The inside of the back of these boots is curved higher to protect a larger section of the pastern. At Taktur we often use boots when we are training a horse that has balance issues. We never train pace or fast tempo tölt without putting boots on the horse first. If a horse hits itself once, the trauma of that incident can often create a vicious cycle. The horse becomes tense, interferes due to the tension, hurts itself, and becomes even more tense. The use of protective boots prevents this cycle from ever starting.
Riders often underestimate the huge impact just a couple of grams of weight can have on a horses movements. We use boots only on the front hooves. Weight on the front legs increases the amount of time that leg spends in the air. The weight of the boot adds to the momentum of the legs movement usually causing more expressive action. 120 grams is the lightest boot weight that you can buy in strap on boots. These boots are around 90g making them a perfect light weight option. We use these boots primarily for extremely four gaited horses that have a tendency to be trotty and rolly. For this type of horse more weight can cause an increase in those problems.
These boots come in white and black. White boots draw attention to the horses movements better than other colors. For this reason we always use white boots in sport competition. In breeding evaluations the rules are stricter, as they are trying to ascertain the horses natural born talent. For this reason they only allow black boots.
By ÁSTUND
Price is for one pair of boots.
Why we love them…
These serve as a light weight protective boot for horses that need the protection but cannot handle more than 90g.
Medium size in black and white
Consider this…
We recommend an additional taping of the hooves with electrical tape when using these boots when showing as they can sometimes slide up or off the hoof.
About boots in general:
These boots primarily protect the bulbs of the heels and pastern where the most common interference injuries occur. The inside of the back of these boots is curved higher to protect a larger section of the pastern. At Taktur we often use boots when we are training a horse that has balance issues. We never train pace or fast tempo tölt without putting boots on the horse first. If a horse hits itself once, the trauma of that incident can often create a vicious cycle. The horse becomes tense, interferes due to the tension, hurts itself, and becomes even more tense. The use of protective boots prevents this cycle from ever starting.
Riders often underestimate the huge impact just a couple of grams of weight can have on a horses movements. We use boots only on the front hooves. Weight on the front legs increases the amount of time that leg spends in the air. The weight of the boot adds to the momentum of the legs movement usually causing more expressive action. 120 grams is the lightest boot weight that you can buy in strap on boots. These boots are around 90g making them a perfect light weight option. We use these boots primarily for extremely four gaited horses that have a tendency to be trotty and rolly. For this type of horse more weight can cause an increase in those problems.
These boots come in white and black. White boots draw attention to the horses movements better than other colors. For this reason we always use white boots in sport competition. In breeding evaluations the rules are stricter, as they are trying to ascertain the horses natural born talent. For this reason they only allow black boots.