The other night, I decided that the poor SFM needed more excitement in her life. In preparation of her potential new trail riding career, I decided to see if the hoof boots I had fit her.
See, I like finding good deals. The other year, I managed to buy some hoof boots from a hardware store that was clearing out horse equipment. I also managed to purchase a pair of Oster A5 clippers for under a dollar as well. But that's a different story.
In this case, I bought four or five pairs of Cavallo and Old Mac hoof boots for about $20 a piece. I resold them on Ebay. Win for the people purchasing them for a cheaper cost and a win for me, as I had money to put towards the horse items I decided to keep.
Like the obnoxious red Cavallos. Why the red ones?
They happened to be the only reasonably Arab sized ones in the pile.
So, the other night I decided to see how the SFM would fair in her own ruby pair of slippers. I measured her feet first with a pair of calipers and they seemed close enough (just slightly too large, but she was trimmed the following morning).
I put her in the indoor, wrestled with the velcro and put them on.
I personally prefer to put boots (whether hock boots, hoof boots, whatever) on a horse in an open area for the first time. Sometimes the reactions are a bit...well dramatic.
See, I like finding good deals. The other year, I managed to buy some hoof boots from a hardware store that was clearing out horse equipment. I also managed to purchase a pair of Oster A5 clippers for under a dollar as well. But that's a different story.
In this case, I bought four or five pairs of Cavallo and Old Mac hoof boots for about $20 a piece. I resold them on Ebay. Win for the people purchasing them for a cheaper cost and a win for me, as I had money to put towards the horse items I decided to keep.
Like the obnoxious red Cavallos. Why the red ones?
They happened to be the only reasonably Arab sized ones in the pile.
So, the other night I decided to see how the SFM would fair in her own ruby pair of slippers. I measured her feet first with a pair of calipers and they seemed close enough (just slightly too large, but she was trimmed the following morning).
I put her in the indoor, wrestled with the velcro and put them on.
I personally prefer to put boots (whether hock boots, hoof boots, whatever) on a horse in an open area for the first time. Sometimes the reactions are a bit...well dramatic.
The SFM's reaction was not so dramatic. She waddled around like a fat, drunk horse, weaving for a couple of minutes until she realized her newly crimson toes weren't going anywhere.
Dear SFM: Just one more step towards being domesticated you know.
Hahaha, sorry the closing paras of this have me giggling like a loony tune
ReplyDeleteI love my Boa boots but they don't fit my new horse unfortunately. I heard Cavallos are great too! I can't believe the come in red hahaha.
ReplyDeleteWhoa good deals! You should do my shopping for me :)
ReplyDeleteHAHAHA. You're description of her walking in her shoes is priceless!!
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