It's been 3 months since I started Tissy on her barefoot and boot journey. I'm really impressed with how her feet are looking and holding up. I haven't tested the Flex boots to their full capacity yet as Tissy is only ridden once or twice a week over winter for 5-10km.
But, for the rides we have been on I've been really happy. They both flew off once all full speed gallop up the hill, but I learnt that this was because I hadn't pushed the fetlock strap right down and because I hadn't tucked it under the neoprene, meaning the neoprene gaitor was pushing the strap open. We've been at Tissy turbo speed on all terrains many times since and not once have they budged.I've trimmed a bit of the neoprene gaitor back as there was a lot of excess at the front and this seems to allow for easier doing up.
There's not a mark on them, we've mainly been on road or grass terrain so I'll be really interested to see how they perform and more stoney tracks like in the forestry. So far they've done around 120km and look brand new. I just hose them off and hang them up to dry. They're also super lightweight, compact and easy to put on so I'm going to carry one as a 'spare tyre' when I'm competing on any of my shod horses.
I'm looking forward to doing more training and a few pleasure rides in the boots to see how they continue to perform, but so far I'm really pleased and so is my bank balance.
Thanks for watching,
Beth