Renegade Strap On Boots at Cuyama XP

Here are the photos that I took at the Cuyama Oaks XP ride last weekend of Pro Bono’s Renegade hoof boots. I used the regular strap ons with Bo because it wasn’t worth the time or expense to glue boots on him for just a one day 50 (for me, anyway). Plus the strap on Renegades work so spectacularly well for Bo that it is hard to consider using anything else when they are just so easy.

There are photos of Bo with his boots on during the ride and right after finishing. Then photos showing the boots – they were muddy from going through sandy quicksand like water crossings and mud. I removed Bo’s Renegades the quick and easy way by just undoing the pastern strap, sliding the heel captivator back and removing the boots without undoing the toe straps. Then I tossed the boots into a bucket of water and rinsed them off using a soft brush. There are photos showing how they cleaned up. Now we are all ready to go again for the next ride!

You can see how well the double O-rings work on the toe straps when there is a little bit of strap left to fold back over and then under one of the O-rings. They held all day through multiple water crossings and mud and never came loose at all. I carry zip ties along just in case they do come undone but so far this method has been working out really well.

Oh yeah – there are also photos showing Bo’s pasterns and hooves after the ride was over. He hasn’t ever gotten a rub anywhere from using Renegades. I have tightened the cables on Bo’s boots. These boots really allow for Bo to move smoothly in the boots without inhibiting his range of motion. My duct tape is collecting dust! I’m really loving the simplicity of these boots but most importantly both of my endurance horses are going really well in them without having ANY problems. Karen Chaton