Woof Wear Blue Medical Boots – Fitted Medical Boots

My rescue quarter horse mare has front hoof birth defects with worsening episodes of abcess for years as she sinks her foot in a self made puddle of her urine and manure looking for relief , specially after hoof trimming , apparently learned from the periods of ice soaking for episodes of laminitis ( She is very smart but not a doctor ) . She has been down several times almost dying. She is loose in a large pen . I've been able to trim her feet , fit a medicated pad , cover it with the bottom half a sock of mine for quick fitting since she could hardly put weight in the other front foot for seconds and fit a longer sock of mine over all . Then fit the boot , in her case , size 5 but I bought size 6 also to allow more room for the dressing . I've been changing the whole settings every one to 3 days as she recovered , for about a month now and watch for fly larva as they appeared once at the beginning and controlled by pouring a little alcohol around the top of the boot over the sock between cures . She has recovered having also penicillin daily for a month and the hoof is clean after further trimmings and growing well . Exelent product that did the job perfectly and now that the foot is better and needs no medicated pads I'm transitioning to a boot that allows for better ventilation and more active walking . I used 4 boots to allow for cleaning and drying after each cure and all of them survived biting before fitting an overreach bell boot and are all reusable .

This product did not last long, it tore at the toe within 12 hours and is unusable now.

My rotten gelding is a pro at removing is wrapping. He seems to get accesses quite a bit and I have tried numerous trick when wrapping his hoof but it never lasts long. I purchased this boot because he is out 24/7 and it works fantastic! It is hard to get on and off because it is snug. I also will not leave it on for an extended period of time. I left it on her 2 days and he was very sweaty and his heel bulb was pruned. I will alternate from this boot to a wrap and the boot will be ready for riding while he still needs wrapped.

We purchased these for our TB x Draft when he had a serious hoof infection and partial sole loss. The boot was advertised as safe for turn out but it was not designed to last. The good: it came in a big hoof size perfect for our boy and it was relatively easy to put on and off. The thick sole was cushioning and protective and the neoprene conformed perfectly to his hoof and pastern area. The bad: The zipper easily slipped and eventually broke. The neoprene was also very hot and would absorb water if it was wet outside. The neoprene also ripped easily. We ended up adding a bell boot to protect the zipper and neoprene. Despite all of our efforts, Bruce destroyed 5 of these boots in a 2 month span, including ripping the sole off of 2 boots. I highly reccomend them for light use and limited turn out, but they don't hold up well to routine turnout and wet conditions.

I purchased 2 sizes larger that the chart indicate to I could slip it over the shoe. It stayed on very well and kept dirt and mud out but not water. I used it for a few weeks and then the zipper broke. It did what I needed, just wished it would have lasted a little longer.

Too hot of a boot being neoprene, which will have a high bacteria rate with the hoof sweating, Did not like the angle of the zipper. It may be a good boot for horses in a fancy barn, and cooler temperatures, but where I live, my barn gets flood in spring season, and is very muddy, the plastic zipper wouldn't last long getting caked full of mud and the angle of the zipper does not allow the boot to open all the way and I believe I would struggle to get the boot on. I prefer the equine slipper which I have used many times and it works well in small turn out area. It is easy to slip on and off, it can be washed easily, but I do wrap the equine slipper with duct tape for extra security over the Velcro tabs. I prefer Velcro over zipper, just for the fact, the zipper I don't believe would last long in a muddy area.

I have a mare that gets accesses in her feet after a rain. These boots have protected her feet until the ground is dry. They stay on so she does not have to stay in her stall until the ground drys

I just got this in size 6 and didn't even bother trying it on my horse. The concept seems good, sizing is way off. The bottom would have probably fit my horse's hoof but the top barely fit around my wrist so no way it would fit my horse. At first I thought maybe it stretches and it does slightly, but no way enough to fit. I will be returning it.