Benefits of Bell Boots

HUS_WP_lovr · 06-27-2008, 07:58 PM

Does anyone turn their horse out with bell boots on? Why?

Ride with them? Why?

Keep them on in the stall? Why?

Thanks!

Dancers Mom · 06-27-2008, 08:53 PM

I ride with them because my horse tends to over reach and has been known to pull her front shoes off. I do not turn her out with them on.

Preppy_Ponies · 06-27-2008, 09:57 PM

I use bell boots on Romeo pretty much whenever I pull him out of his stall. Romeo is a big goon and it seems that whenever I leave the bell boots off he manages to clip/cut himself in one way or another. He's not an overreacher by any means but he's lazy and isn't always careful with his feet. So he trips with some regularity

And somehow when he trips he nicks himself with out bell boots.

Lopinslow · 06-28-2008, 03:53 AM

Bob has a lot of support on his shoes, so he must wear bell boots when he is turned out. Even then, he still manages to pull them occassionally, so i also duct tape the heck out of his feet! lol
i have to use the pull on ones, as the little snot will pull off the velcro ones... usually ruining them in the process. I have probably 12 individual bell boots that don't match another, most with only part of the velcro still attached.

Lou3 · 06-28-2008, 03:56 AM

if Boots was shod he would need to be turned out in bell boots because he tends to overreach. I've had to do it before, its not really a big deal.

Bernardo · 06-28-2008, 04:10 AM

I ride in them sometimes, on my reiner.

Just so that when we're spinning, rollbacking or stopping he doesn't accidentally get himself in the back of his foot. We don't want him to get himself while he is spinning and discouraging him from turning around because that wouldn't be good for reining ahah.

I'd put them on a horse that was an overreacter as well. And I'm sure there are other reasons.

But our pleasure horses at the barn don't wear bell boots. Just the reiners once and awhile.

MaggieSue · 06-28-2008, 04:11 AM

In my 20yrs of horse ownership, I have never needed them. I can see using them to trailer a horse, or to cover the coronary band if there's an injury.
But if you're using them because of 'overreaching', then you're not addressing the real problem-90% of the time your horse has a tight shoulder, and if you simply had a MT work on the horse once or twice, or rubbed some liniment on it-the problem would be gone.

06-28-2008, 03:53 AM	#4
Lopinslow Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MN Posts: 563 Images: 22	Bob has a lot of support on his shoes, so he must wear bell boots when he is turned out. Even then, he still manages to pull them occassionally, so i also duct tape the heck out of his feet! lol i have to use the pull on ones, as the little snot will pull off the velcro ones... usually ruining them in the process. I have probably 12 individual bell boots that don't match another, most with only part of the velcro still attached. __________________ Quality AQHA Western Pleasure Horses The Naughty Version, Goallthewaymay & Unzipped n Naughty

06-28-2008, 03:56 AM	#5
Lou3 Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: england Posts: 7,236 Images: 30 Blog Entries: 1	if Boots was shod he would need to be turned out in bell boots because he tends to overreach. I've had to do it before, its not really a big deal. __________________ Save the Earth . . . it's the only planet with chocolate FFFL

06-28-2008, 04:10 AM	#6
Bernardo Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,394 Images: 41	I ride in them sometimes, on my reiner. Just so that when we're spinning, rollbacking or stopping he doesn't accidentally get himself in the back of his foot. We don't want him to get himself while he is spinning and discouraging him from turning around because that wouldn't be good for reining ahah. I'd put them on a horse that was an overreacter as well. And I'm sure there are other reasons. But our pleasure horses at the barn don't wear bell boots. Just the reiners once and awhile. __________________ //kimberley\\ *

06-28-2008, 04:11 AM	#7
MaggieSue Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,719 Images: 2	In my 20yrs of horse ownership, I have never needed them. I can see using them to trailer a horse, or to cover the coronary band if there's an injury. But if you're using them because of 'overreaching', then you're not addressing the real problem-90% of the time your horse has a tight shoulder, and if you simply had a MT work on the horse once or twice, or rubbed some liniment on it-the problem would be gone. __________________ http://equinemassage.homestead.com/ Center for Natural Healing for Animals Equine Massage Classes Therapy and Books for Rehabbing the EPM, Sway Back, Cold Back

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06-27-2008, 08:53 PM	#2
Dancers Mom Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: La Mesa, CA Posts: 693 Images: 23	I ride with them because my horse tends to over reach and has been known to pull her front shoes off. I do not turn her out with them on.

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Preppy_Ponies Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: So. Cal Posts: 1,256 Images: 203	I use bell boots on Romeo pretty much whenever I pull him out of his stall. Romeo is a big goon and it seems that whenever I leave the bell boots off he manages to clip/cut himself in one way or another. He's not an overreacher by any means but he's lazy and isn't always careful with his feet. So he trips with some regularity And somehow when he trips he nicks himself with out bell boots.