This is conjecture, I haven’t done it myself as I’ve been disgusted with the shape change that Easy care did to Easy Boots when they bought the company. You always want to trim the heels of any easy boot down, prevents rubs and if the boot is basicly too long anyway, you can trim them way down and probably trim the boot so it is shorter. I was told by someone, I thought it was someone who posts here, that you can put the shorter heel strap from a smaller size boot (Easy care sell these straps seperately) onto your boot. So the heel strap is a bit too far back and you can’t get it tight enough. But if your horses foot is wide and round, then you are putting a round hoof inside of an oblong boot. What I have found is if your horse’s foot is the exact same shape as the interior of the easy boot then you have the best chance for boots staying on.

(just make sure the length is the right fit).Īnother possible option, depending on your horse’s hoof shape is to puchase the new heel straps for the next size down. (do not shorten more than one size though)Ĭhanging a regular Backstrap (with teeth) out for a Comfort Strap (no teeth) can add width to an Epic. Putting a smaller backstrap into an Easyboot, Epic, or Bare can shorten the length of the boot. The use of pads and/or cutting the top edge of an Easyboot, Epic, or Bare down can keep a boot from rubbing on the coronet band of low heeled horses.

Vet wrap or duct tape will keep the metal teeth in an Easyboot from gripping onto the hoof wall and can actually hold the boot on better. If all horses were the same it would be so simple…but they are not, so we learn from each other and help each other find solutions to fitting boots on harder to fit horses.

Have you looked at this page on the Easy Care web site ?

Easy boot gaiter