Having discovered this forum for barefoot discussion and read loads and loads of old posts on here I would really appreciate your advice on the above.
I read in a post further down about soaking old macs in water before the first use. Does this help break them in faster? And how long should I soak them for?
Secondly my horse got concussive laminitis last summer, we did a lot of pleasure rides and he has never got on well with hard ground. Rather than try natural balance shoes and gel pads in front as recommended by my farrier I decided to go for hoof boots and comfort pads.
After much deliberation and trying both size 4 and size 5 old mac g2's I settled on the size 4's for the fronts and returned the 5's. I bought both the 6mm & 12mm comfort pads intending to use the thicker ones in the summer when the ground was hard. However the boots are very snug to get on with the 6mm pads to the point I wasn't happy with the fit and so have been using them without.
Of course this is an expensive business and now I'm thinking to fit the comfort pads in I should have gone with the size 5 g2's
Any words of advice or tips would be gratefully received.
I read in a post further down about soaking old macs in water before the first use. Does this help break them in faster? And how long should I soak them for?
Secondly my horse got concussive laminitis last summer, we did a lot of pleasure rides and he has never got on well with hard ground. Rather than try natural balance shoes and gel pads in front as recommended by my farrier I decided to go for hoof boots and comfort pads.
After much deliberation and trying both size 4 and size 5 old mac g2's I settled on the size 4's for the fronts and returned the 5's. I bought both the 6mm & 12mm comfort pads intending to use the thicker ones in the summer when the ground was hard. However the boots are very snug to get on with the 6mm pads to the point I wasn't happy with the fit and so have been using them without.
Of course this is an expensive business and now I'm thinking to fit the comfort pads in I should have gone with the size 5 g2's
Any words of advice or tips would be gratefully received.