Weighted Bell Boots
By ÁSTUND
Price is for one pair of boots.
Why we love them…
Unfortunately it is not uncommon for horses to need protection above where your regular strap on boots cover. These weighted bell boots offer more protection further up the pastern. At Taktur we started to use bell boots and weighted bell boots more often, especially when training pace. Although it is easy to purchase bell boots in the states, it is more difficult to find bell boots that come in a heavier weight. These boots are exactly 170g.
One size only. White 170g.
Consider this…
These boots can be difficult to put on and take off. Especially if you do not have the proper technique. Carrie finds it easiest to face the hindquarters and brace the horses knee against her thigh, when pulling them on over the hoof. When taking them off, she finds it easiest to face the head and brace the horse´s toe against her thigh for leverage.
About weighted boots in general:
The role of weighted boots is first and foremost protection. 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 wearing boots. 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.
The boots are colored white because it draws attention to the horses movements better than other colors. For this reason we always use white boots in sport competition. In sport competition you are allowed to use up to 250g boots. This is why we do not sell boots heavier than 240g as that keeps riders within a safe range of the allowed weight.
It is our opinion that weighted boots are not for daily use. They are to help bring out the peak performance in trained horses. They should be used in preparation for shows, but not everyday. They are a tool that assists in achieving certain types of movement, but they do not address the root cause of many of these movement issues. For example, a pacey horse may be made less pacey by weighted boots. However, that horse might be pacey due to stiffness in the back, that the boots do nothing to address.
At Taktur we have collected every weight and style of boots that we can get our hands on. We keep an entire shoe rack of boots for both training and show. We are quick to observe the impact that just a couple of grams can have and adjust the weight, to whatever is best for the horse in that moment.
By ÁSTUND
Price is for one pair of boots.
Why we love them…
Unfortunately it is not uncommon for horses to need protection above where your regular strap on boots cover. These weighted bell boots offer more protection further up the pastern. At Taktur we started to use bell boots and weighted bell boots more often, especially when training pace. Although it is easy to purchase bell boots in the states, it is more difficult to find bell boots that come in a heavier weight. These boots are exactly 170g.
One size only. White 170g.
Consider this…
These boots can be difficult to put on and take off. Especially if you do not have the proper technique. Carrie finds it easiest to face the hindquarters and brace the horses knee against her thigh, when pulling them on over the hoof. When taking them off, she finds it easiest to face the head and brace the horse´s toe against her thigh for leverage.
About weighted boots in general:
The role of weighted boots is first and foremost protection. 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 wearing boots. 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.
The boots are colored white because it draws attention to the horses movements better than other colors. For this reason we always use white boots in sport competition. In sport competition you are allowed to use up to 250g boots. This is why we do not sell boots heavier than 240g as that keeps riders within a safe range of the allowed weight.
It is our opinion that weighted boots are not for daily use. They are to help bring out the peak performance in trained horses. They should be used in preparation for shows, but not everyday. They are a tool that assists in achieving certain types of movement, but they do not address the root cause of many of these movement issues. For example, a pacey horse may be made less pacey by weighted boots. However, that horse might be pacey due to stiffness in the back, that the boots do nothing to address.
At Taktur we have collected every weight and style of boots that we can get our hands on. We keep an entire shoe rack of boots for both training and show. We are quick to observe the impact that just a couple of grams can have and adjust the weight, to whatever is best for the horse in that moment.
By ÁSTUND
Price is for one pair of boots.
Why we love them…
Unfortunately it is not uncommon for horses to need protection above where your regular strap on boots cover. These weighted bell boots offer more protection further up the pastern. At Taktur we started to use bell boots and weighted bell boots more often, especially when training pace. Although it is easy to purchase bell boots in the states, it is more difficult to find bell boots that come in a heavier weight. These boots are exactly 170g.
One size only. White 170g.
Consider this…
These boots can be difficult to put on and take off. Especially if you do not have the proper technique. Carrie finds it easiest to face the hindquarters and brace the horses knee against her thigh, when pulling them on over the hoof. When taking them off, she finds it easiest to face the head and brace the horse´s toe against her thigh for leverage.
About weighted boots in general:
The role of weighted boots is first and foremost protection. 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 wearing boots. 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.
The boots are colored white because it draws attention to the horses movements better than other colors. For this reason we always use white boots in sport competition. In sport competition you are allowed to use up to 250g boots. This is why we do not sell boots heavier than 240g as that keeps riders within a safe range of the allowed weight.
It is our opinion that weighted boots are not for daily use. They are to help bring out the peak performance in trained horses. They should be used in preparation for shows, but not everyday. They are a tool that assists in achieving certain types of movement, but they do not address the root cause of many of these movement issues. For example, a pacey horse may be made less pacey by weighted boots. However, that horse might be pacey due to stiffness in the back, that the boots do nothing to address.
At Taktur we have collected every weight and style of boots that we can get our hands on. We keep an entire shoe rack of boots for both training and show. We are quick to observe the impact that just a couple of grams can have and adjust the weight, to whatever is best for the horse in that moment.