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What are the best horse boots for barrel racing?

what are the best protective boots for barrel racing, splint, skid, and bell. cause there are so many to choose from and my horse has to have them cause he slips quite often and rips his shoes off and i think if he doesnt have his boots on he would hurt himself badly. but the boots i have on him now are getting in bad shape and i need something that will hold up, and i cant choose from the... classic equine legacy professionals choice SMB boots ortho boots or any others i didnt mention

Public Comments

1. professionals choice are pretty good
2. i use combo boots, i guess you could use bell boots with them if you need to.
3. Bell boots
4. Proffessionals choice are pretty good, but i really like the pegasus boots.
5. If your horse is pulling his own shoes off, you need to tell your farrier. It sounds like your horse is over reaching. This can be pretty dangerous for your horse and you. I could tell you about a couple of bad wreaks that have happened in speed events do to this problem. No bell boot will fix this type of problem. It's a corrective shoeing issue. Bell boots will help your horse from injuring the heel of his hoof though. As far as which brand to use, it just depends on how much your willing to spend.
6. If your horse is slipping and ripping his shoes off you definatly need to use boots. I use both Classic Equine and Professionals Choice boots and then I use Professionals Choice bell boots.