162. Product Review for Easy Care Edge Boots...

Easy Care Edge Hoof Boots....

The Easy Care Edge Hoof Boots incorporate all the good things about the easy care glove boots, i.e the shock absorbing material and simpleness in design but have added the one thing the gloves should have had - a fastening feature at the front of the boot with three separate parts which allows you to tighten the boot around the hoof wall ensuring as snug a fit as possible. Get the right size and these boots are great...if i'm being picky my only reservation would be that they're by far the heaviest boot i have tried and once again like the renegades they are fairly thick around the front of the wall which may cause your horse to over reach but as i haven't had them on Spice more than a few minutes i don't know how much of a problem this is or isn't.

As soon as i have had more use out of the boots i will of course provide an update on the points raised.

161. Product review for Renegade Hoof Boots...

Renegades...

Once you work out how to fit the Renegades (it's simple once you know how) they're pretty easy to put on and seem to fit well. Their potential for rubbing is minimal since they have zero material around the heel region which is a major plus and providing you get the right size they seem to stay put once on. The only thing i would say i don't like about the Renegades is the material used to make them. Unlike the easy care range Renegades are made out of a hard plastic which does not provide quite as much shock absorption as the rubber used to make the easy cares. However, that said this material means they are lighter than the easy cares which is a plus point.

The only other niggle i have about the Renegades is that plastic surrounding the front of the hoof wall is quite thick which may cause your horse to over reach which isn't ideal but having only walked Spice in the boots for a few minutes i am yet to see whether or not this will be a problem.

The thing i love most about the Renegades is how the design really takes into account the mechanics of the hoof, the fastening feature around the front of the hoof allows the hoof to flex in all directions and the gap around the heel region allows the heel to act just as it would barefoot. You can tell a lot of thought has gone into the design of the Rengades and i have to admit i love the colour ranges although i was a tad dissappointed to see they didn't do them in pink!

160. Product Review for Easy Care Glove Boots...

Easy Care Glove Hoof Boots...

The Easy Care gloves are by far the easiest boot to apply...however, if it's the easiest boot to apply perhaps it's the easiest boot to come off...With no real fastenings around the hoof i am sceptical as to whether these boots would really stay on. It seems that unless the fit is 100% perfect (which lets face it would be pretty much impossible since during the trimming cycle the hooves can grow up to 10mm) these boots would fail to stay on. They also don't bother to take into consideration the angle of the hoof wall which in my opinion is vital when ensuring a tight fit. I like the idea of them, the simple design, the material used and their lightness but as far as fit goes i feel this is where they really fall down so i am sorry to say i am not a fan of the easy care glove boots.