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Decorum100 — Above The Bit: Horse Leg Protection
Published: 2012-07-26 15:46:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 1220; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 33
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Wala !! Above the bit is BACK
So I have gotten this topic requested plenty of times but since I lost the previous template, I havent been able to do it D: But now here it is !
Hope ya like it
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This isnt entirely accurate x_x
Splint boots are totally different boots to brushing boots, they specifically have a very firm inside section to them usually made of leather to ensure the horse does not fracture the splint on the protected leg where as your brushing boots are simply to prevent the horse grazing itself while working and are made of much softer material. Your open fronted ones are called tendon boots because they support the tendons and prevent the hind legs from striking the tendons and snapping them upon landing.
The proffessional choice ones are just a brand, others are more commonly reffered to as sports boots and offer less protection than brushing and tendon boots.
The hind boots you've pictured are fetlocks boots, and are the back version of brushing boots and always have a harder inner section, nothing like the sports boots, their back version are totally different.
Bell boots arent to to stop horses pulling shoes, they shouldnt even touch the ground, they're to stop the hind foot striking the soft heel of the horse which is easily split and require months of box rest to heal properly.
And lastly those may be used in polo but they're properly called exercise bandages (wraps are different again more like short sports boots) And on their own they're used for tendon support, extra padding is added underneath them for travelling or cross country.
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Alright I got most of my information from Wikipedia soooo I guess their wrong 
And I've read that splint boots and brushing boots are basically the same thing it's just different amount of padding so I just put those together cause it doesn't make a big difference... (I have splint boots and what you describe as brushing boots are basically my splint boots...and I put neoprene splint boots, not leather 
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Ayee I had to buy proper splint boots cause my mare has a huge ass splint on her front leg, anddd hind boots can be many different type just irks me when people generalise so much when showing specific typed pictures xD
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No worries ! 
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She's a connemara cross irish trotter
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You have a picture ??
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Awwww she's adorable !!
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that's so cool! You should make more of these if you have time
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