Chief reached 9,000 miles at the Grand Canyon XP 2009! We were using glued on Renegades. Photo: Steve Bradley
Karen and Tigger at the Virginia City 100. We used glued on Easyboot Gloves. Photo: Merri Melde
Here are photos of Chief and Tigger trotting at rides. Most of these were taken in the 2009 ride season. The first photo is of Granite Chief using glue-on Renegades at the Grand Canyon XP in 2009. That was the ride Chief reached 9,000 lifetime miles.
The second photo is of Tigger and I at the Virginia City 100, were we completed in the top ten and were using glue on Easyboot Gloves. Both horse have great heel first landings.
The last two photos are of Chief and are from the Eastern Mojave ride where he reached 8,000 miles earlier in the year, and of the Color Country ride in a previous year where he completed 155 miles using foamed on Easyboots.
2010 is Chief’s 6th ride season going unshod and using boots and his 9th ride season total. Tigger has completed every endurance ride he’s ever done barefoot and using boots. You can find photos of all of my horses bare hooves in my blog and on Facebook.
I know by looking at these photos you’d think that I only use glue on hoof boots. But I don’t – it just happened that those were the rides that I happened to get a good photo! I prefer to use glue-on boots for special occasions like one day 100′s or for when I’m planning to ride the same horse multiple days at a multiday ride. In the 2010 season for example, I have completed most of my 1,200+ miles (so far) using strap on Renegades. If anybody has questions about using hoof boots or barefoot feel free to ask away. If I can’t help maybe I can refer you to somebody that can. My email is karen@enduranceridestuff.com
You can also find more hoof boot tips on the main page of my blog – search field is in the top right hand corner of the page, or look by the hoof boot category.
Karen and Chief at the Color Country Pioneer. Chief completed 155 miles using Easyboots foamed on. Photo: Steve Bradley
Karen and Chief at the Eastern Mojave Ride. Chief reached 8,000 miles at this ride. We were using glue on Renegades. Photo: Steve Bradley
Renegade Toe Straps – Boot Tip
Renegade Hoof Boot Review, by Karen Chaton
Renegade Glue-On Hoof Boot Review with gluing instructions, by Karen Chaton
Renegade Glue-On Hoof Boot Instructions Video – Part I
Renegade Glue-On Hoof Boot Instructions Video – Part II
Renegade Hoof Boot Tip – Gluing Pads
Here is a link to my Hoof Boots page on the main site. There is a lot of information there.
My original Easyboot 101 articles can be found here:
Easyboot 101: Part 1, by Karen Chaton
Easyboot 101: Part 2, by Karen Chaton
Below is a photo album of Pro Bono’s Renegade strap-on hoof boots that he used at the Cuyama XP. Bo has been going fantastically well in these strap on boots. I never touched them once all day during the 50 at Cuyama – these photos show how the boots looked while on him and also after removal and cleaning. There are some closeups showing how I adjust the toestraps too.
I’ve had requests from friends to post the following tip on using Renegade Hoof Boots. I wasn’t at the Bryce XP this year (in 2008), but have been told that several riders there completed many or all of the days of the ride using Renegades. The following is from one of the riders that did complete all 5 days in Renegades. To read more about Renegades and how they are working out for all types of riders check out their Renegade Hoof Boot News Page: http://www.renegadehoofboots.com/renegade-news/
If somebody would like to contribute a useful booting tip (okay to include photos), please email to: karen@enduranceridestuff.com
Start copy of forwarded post:
Renegade Hoof Boot Strap Modification
- Renegade Hoof Boot Strap Modification
That is a great idea!! You could use a leather dog collar for this.
Those straps are called stirrup hobbles.
Thanks for the tip. I’ve just got our Renegades and love them, but we are in between sizes. I have to pull the Velcro so tight that we have too much at the end. I think the stirrup hobbles will work well. We ride in a lot of sand and water and Velcro sometimes doesn’t hold up.
I can’t wait to try the straps…so simple it’s brillant !!
I’ve got two mustangs … hard feet and primarily self maintained. I file them down a little on occasion and when needed i call out the farrier (maybe twice a year). they have never been shod or had boots on … should i use boots on rides or just leave them barefoot and naturat since they are mustangs and bred for it.
very good, thank youu