Hoof Boots - The Importance of Correct Measurements and Fit

Trelawne Equine are more than happy to offer individual advice to retailers and consumers about any aspect of booting your barefoot horse, if you have any doubts about the suitability of a boot for your needs please do contact us on 0844 257 8585 or advice@trelawneequine.co.uk

The most important detail we advise to any end user or retailer when talking about Easycare hoof boots is fit. Getting the proper measurements is the first stage to achieving a good fit. Any hoof boot can not perform properly if it is used on the wrong size and shape foot. Just like a saddle needs to be fitted correctly as all backs differ, hoof boots and hooves are no different! The graphic above shows where both the length and width measurements need to be taken. Proper sizing of the hoof boots is imperative to maximize ultimate performance and a positive boot experience. The best way to get an accurate measurement is with a rigid ruler and to measure in millimeters ideally after a fresh trim on clean feet. Then follow these steps.

1. After a fresh trim, measure the width of the hoof across the bottom at the widest point.
2. Measure the length of the hoof from the toe to the buttress line of the heel. The buttress line is the farthest weight bearing point of the heel where the hoof wall ends. Do not include the heel bulbs in the measurement. If your horse has under run heels, measure slightly further back to where the heel should be in a 'normal' hoof.
   
3. Compare your measurement with the appropriate size chart. Please note that each hoof boot style has its own unique size chart.
4. Ideally, the length and width measurement will fit into the same size. If the length and width measurements indicate different sizes, select the larger size. If the width and length measurements are different by more than one size, your selected boot style is not recommended. Make sure you check your measurements against an alternative boot in the EasyCare range—another style may accommodate your horse’s hoof shape better. The best hoof boot is the boot that fits your horses hoof best, not just the style you like the look of best!
   

Hoof Tracings, pictures, iron shoe size and guesses are not acceptable for fitting EasyCare boots. Easycare hoof boots are the highest performance equine shoe replacement boots available in the world, but they need to be the proper size to work to their potential. Ask yourself this question... would you run a marathon in shoes that were too big, small or the wrong shape for your feet?