Overall, the boots are “ok” under perfect circumstances attached to the perfect hoof but other than that, I’m going back to Edge.It’s the little things that far too often make all the difference. And at that point the glue will protect the foot. So maybe they do stay on better if you don’t use pads but I would never recommend anyone do that unless you’re gluing them on. The Gloves I think are better for harder terrains and harder feet. Here in the Midwest, we have WET and SOFT HOOVES. The water softened the hoof up enough to allow those deep lines inside the boot to gouge slices all throughout the outer sole and hoof wall. The worst damage I have ever seen to a hoof from boot use was in Gloves with no pads and wet river crossings all day long. If you have a bit softer hoof, riding all day through water crossing, no pads in the boots = deep cut lines throughout the bottom of the hoof wall mimicking the deep grooves in the bottom of the boot. Especially because the deep cut lines inside the sole of the boot will absolutely destroy a hoof if you’re not careful. The other thing with Gloves is that Easycare recommends not using even the 6mm pads inside, but I will NOT put a pair of boots on a horse without pads. If all those things fall into place, then you stand a reasonable chance of keeping them on. Very correct footed horses with absolutely NO flare, underrun heel, long toe. They work best on horses that are trimmed on a very short cycle - like 4-6 weeks absolute most. In my experience with selling and fitting Gloves for people, the boots either work perfectly well or not really at all. That has never happened on any other type of boot I’ve used. I have also had a lot of trouble with the screws coming unscrewed and the gaiter detaches from the boot body. Extremely annoying, time wasting, and the reason I am going back to Edge boots for competing. Mud, rocks, river crossing, fine.īut when I get to an endurance ride and my horse is a bit more jacked up and dancy/prancy, she manages to pull a boot off 2 to 3 times per ride. They’re absolutely fine for our leisure trail rides - I even canter and gallop in them, no problems. I am a dealer for Easycare and I darned well know how to fit boots, and even I have had some trouble with the Gloves.
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